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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-2573

The mysql_create_function function in sql_udf.cc for MySQL 4.0 before 4.0.25, 4.1 before 4.1.13, and 5.0 before 5.0.7-beta, when running on Windows, uses an incomplete blacklist in a directory traversal check, which allows attackers to include arbitrary…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.81%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.81%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The mysql_create_function function in sql_udf.cc for MySQL 4.0 before 4.0.25, 4.1 before 4.1.13, and 5.0 before 5.0.7-beta, when running on Windows, uses an incomplete blacklist in a directory traversal check, which allows attackers to include arbitrary files via the backslash (\) character.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
2.81% probability · 86th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
mysql/mysql · oracle/mysql
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 2.81%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 2.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.