Buffer overflow in MySQL daemon (mysqld) before 3.23.50, and 4.0 beta before 4.02, on the Win32 platform, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long "datadir" parameter in the my.ini initialization file, whose permissions on Windows allow Full Control to the Everyone group.
Threat-Mapped Scoring
Score: 1.9
Priority: P3 - Important (Medium)
S9 – Sabotage of System/App
S10 – Denial of Service (+0.1 bonus)
EPSS
Score: 0.00103 Percentile:
0.29103
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v3.1 Score: 7.8
Severity: HIGH
Mapped CWE(s)
CWE-120
: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
All CAPEC(s)
CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables