CVE-2001-0407

MySQL 3.20.32 a/3.23.34 - Root Operation Symbolic Link File Overwriting

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Directory traversal vulnerability in MySQL before 3.23.36 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and gain privileges by creating a database whose name starts with .. (dot dot).

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2001-03-18 First Exploit
2001-05-24 CVE Reserved
2001-06-27 CVE Published
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2522	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6617	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20718	2001-03-18
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0237.html	2024-08-08

URL	Date	SRC
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0396.html	2019-10-07

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				<= 3.23.36 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version " <= 3.23.36"		-		Affected