CVE-2005-1636

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-05-17 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

mysql_install_db in MySQL 4.1.x before 4.1.12 and 5.x up to 5.0.4 creates the mysql_install_db.X file with a predictable filename and insecure permissions, which allows local users to execute arbitrary SQL commands by modifying the file's contents.

Affected products

Mysql: 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4
MySQL Server: 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5 (+12)

References

http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111632686805498&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15369
http://secunia.com/advisories/17080
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:045
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-685.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13660
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/mysql-05172005.txt
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=158688
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9504
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111632686805498&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15369
http://secunia.com/advisories/17080

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