CVE-2005-2573

Summary

CVECVE-2005-2573
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-08-16 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mysql Mysql 4.1.0 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 4.1.10 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 4.1.3 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.1 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.2 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.3 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.4 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.0 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.1 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.10 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.11 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.11 gamma All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.12 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.13 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.14 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.15 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.18 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.2 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.20 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.21 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.24 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.3 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.4 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.5 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.5a All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.6 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.7 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.7 gamma All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.8 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.8 gamma All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.9 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.9 gamma All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.0 alpha All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.2 alpha All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.3 beta All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.4 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.5 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.0 alpha All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
'[AppSecInc Advisory MYSQL05-V0001] Improper Filtering of Directory' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
mysql.bkbits.net/mysql-4.0/gnupatch%40428b981bg2iwh3CbGANDaF-W6DbttA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mysql.bkbits.net
[Full-disclosure] [AppSecInc Advisory MYSQL05-V0001] Improper Filtering of Directory Traversal Characters in MySQL User Defined Functions af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk Patch, Vendor Advisory
Application Security Inc. - Securing Business by Securing Enterprise Applications af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.appsecinc.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
mysql.bkbits.net/mysql-4.0/cset%40428b981bg2iwh3CbGANDaF-W6DbttA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mysql.bkbits.net
CONFIRM:http://mysql.bkbits.net:8080/mysql-4.0/cset@428b981bg2iwh3CbGANDaF-W6DbttA MITRE mysql.bkbits.net
CONFIRM:http://mysql.bkbits.net:8080/mysql-4.0/gnupatch@428b981bg2iwh3CbGANDaF-W6DbttA MITRE mysql.bkbits.net
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