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CVE-1999-1188 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (mysqld in MySQL 3.21 creates log files with world-readable p)

mysqld in MySQL 3.21 creates log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain passwords for users who are added to the user database.

CVE IDCVE-1999-1188
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score4.6
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1998-12-27
Last modified2026-04-16
Descriptionmysqld in MySQL 3.21 creates log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain passwords for users who are added to the user database.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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