CVE-1999-1188 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-1999-1188

mysqld in MySQL 3.21 creates log files with world-readable permissions,...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

mysql
Vulnerable Versions:
3.21

Timeline

Official Publish: March 9th, 2002
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 17th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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