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Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:442 Version: 4  Last Modified: 2010-09-02
Title: MYSQL Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via INFO OUTFILE Select
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Status: ACCEPTED Reference(s): CVE-2003-0150
Platform(s): Red Hat Linux 9 Product(s): MySQL
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