CVE-2005-2572

Mysql vulnerability

CVSS

8.5

EPSS

4.7%

EPSS pct

91th

Exploited

No known

MySQL, when running on Windows, allows remote authenticated users with insert privileges on the mysql.func table to cause a denial of service (server hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a request for a non-library file, which causes the Windows LoadLibraryEx function to block, or (2) a request for a function in a library that has the XXX_deinit or XXX_init functions defined but is not tailored for mySQL, such as jpeg1x32.dll and jpeg2x32.dll.

Affected vendor

Oracle

Affected product

Mysql

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published

2005-08-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

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