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CVE-2005-0709: mysql Code Injection

CVSS: 4.6v2.0MediumModified
Published 11-03-2005Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-0709 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) Code Injection vulnerability in mysql. EPSS estimates a 18.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
18.44%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DSA-707-1RHSA-2005:334

Timeline

  1. 11-03-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

MySQL 4.0.23 and earlier, and 4.1.x up to 4.1.10, allows remote authenticated users with INSERT and DELETE privileges to execute arbitrary code by using CREATE FUNCTION to access libc calls, as demonstrated by using strcat, on_exit, and exit.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

18.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 18.44% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
18.44%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (archives.neohapsis.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotemultipleVerified

    MySQL 4.x - CREATE FUNCTION Arbitrary libc Code Execution

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mysql1 product
  • mysql4.1.0 | 4.1.3 | 4.1.10
Oracle1 product
  • mysql3.23.49 | 4.0.0 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.0.3 | 4.0.4 | 4.0.5 | 4.0.5a | 4.0.6 | 4.0.7 | 4.0.7:gamma | 4.0.8 | 4.0.8:gamma | 4.0.9 | 4.0.9:gamma | 4.0.10 | 4.0.11 | 4.0.11:gamma | 4.0.12 | 4.0.13 | 4.0.14 | 4.0.15 | 4.0.18 | 4.0.20 | 4.0.21 | 4.0.23 | 4.1.0:alpha | 4.1.2:alpha | 4.1.3:beta | 4.1.4 | 4.1.5

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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