CVE-2013-2162

Description

Race condition in the post-installation script (mysql-server-5.5.postinst) for MySQL Server 5.5 for Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu Linux creates a configuration file with world-readable permissions before restricting the permissions, which allows local users to read the file and obtain sensitive information such as credentials.

Risk Information

Base Score

4.7

MODERATE

Vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.055

Associated Vulnerability

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Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234