CVE-2013-2162

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…

published August 19, 2013

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
27.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00350 · 27.2th percentile
Published
2013-08-19T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 AUG 00:00Z
    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…
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