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 ID | CVE-1999-1188 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 4.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1998-12-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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