CVE-2003-1331

Mysql vulnerability

CVSS

4.0

EPSS

3.3%

EPSS pct

87th

Exploited

No known

Stack-based buffer overflow in the mysql_real_connect function in the MySql client library (libmysqlclient) 4.0.13 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long socket name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1453.

Affected vendor

Oracle

Affected product

Mysql

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Published

2003-12-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

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