CVE-2005-2573

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-08-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The mysql_create_function function in sql_udf.cc for MySQL 4.0 before 4.0.25, 4.1 before 4.1.13, and 5.0 before 5.0.7-beta, when running on Windows, uses an incomplete blacklist in a directory traversal check, which allows attackers to include arbitrary files via the backslash (\) character.

Affected products

Mysql: 4.1.0, 4.1.3, 4.1.10, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3 (+1)
MySQL Server: 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5 (+25)

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-August/035847.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112360618320729&w=2
http://mysql.bkbits.net:8080/mysql-4.0/cset%40428b981bg2iwh3CbGANDaF-W6DbttA
http://mysql.bkbits.net:8080/mysql-4.0/gnupatch%40428b981bg2iwh3CbGANDaF-W6DbttA
http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/mysql/2005-001.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21738
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-August/035847.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112360618320729&w=2
http://mysql.bkbits.net:8080/mysql-4.0/cset%40428b981bg2iwh3CbGANDaF-W6DbttA
http://mysql.bkbits.net:8080/mysql-4.0/gnupatch%40428b981bg2iwh3CbGANDaF-W6DbttA
http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/mysql/2005-001.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21738

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