High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 11, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0969
CVE-2002-0969
Description
Buffer overflow in MySQL daemon (mysqld) before 3.23.50, and 4.0 beta before 4.02, on the Win32 platform, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long "datadir" parameter in the my.ini initialization file, whose permissions on Windows allow Full Control to the Everyone group.
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0004.htmlnvdBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10243.phpnvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5853nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- marc.infonvdMailing List
- www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/bychapter/manual_News.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0003.txtnvdBroken Link
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