CVE-2002-1374
The COM_CHANGE_USER command in MySQL 3.x before 3.23.54, and 4.x before 4.0.6, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a brute force attack using a one-character password, which causes MySQL to only compare the provided password against the first…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The COM_CHANGE_USER command in MySQL 3.x before 3.23.54, and 4.x before 4.0.6, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a brute force attack using a one-character password, which causes MySQL to only compare the provided password against the first character of the real password.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 20.45% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 16 December 2002
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- oracle/mysql · symantec veritas/netbackup advanced reporter · symantec veritas/netbackup global data manager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 20.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000555
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103971644013961&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104004857201968&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104005886114500&w=2
- http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/042002.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-212
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-2660.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:087
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_003_mysql.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-288.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-289.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-166.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5269
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6373Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.trustix.net/errata/misc/2002/TSL-2002-0086-mysql.asc.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10847
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000555
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103971644013961&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104004857201968&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104005886114500&w=2
- http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/042002.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-212
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-2660.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:087
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_003_mysql.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-288.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-289.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-166.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5269
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6373Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.