CVE DATABASE / CVE-2002-1374
CVE-2002-1374
CVSS 7.5 · HIGH
Summary
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 breakdown
| Base score | 7.5 (HIGH) |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Confidentiality | PARTIAL |
| Integrity | PARTIAL |
| Availability | PARTIAL |
Affected products
Oracle mysqlSymantec_veritas netbackup advanced reporterSymantec_veritas netbackup global data manager
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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.html
- 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/6373
- http://www.trustix.net/errata/misc/2002/TSL-2002-0086-mysql.asc.txt
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.