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MySQL mysqld Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Databases

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

9.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

18 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

You are running a version of MySQL which is older than version 3.23.56. It is vulnerable to a vulnerability that may allow the mysqld service to start with elevated privileges.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to at least version 3.23.56

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)