CVE-2003-0150 — HIGH severity vulnerability (MySQL 3.23.55 and earlier creates world-writeable files and)
MySQL 3.23.55 and earlier creates world-writeable files and allows mysql users to gain root privileges by using the "SELECT * INFO OUTFILE" operator to overwrite a configuration file and cause mysql to run as root upon restart, as demonstrated by modifying my.cnf.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-0150 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 9.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-03-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | MySQL 3.23.55 and earlier creates world-writeable files and allows mysql users to gain root privileges by using the "SELECT * INFO OUTFILE" operator to overwrite a configuration file and cause mysql to run as root upon restart, as demonstrated by modifying my.cnf. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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