CVE-2002-1374 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can gain privileges by exploiting a flaw in MySQL's password comparison logic during user change commands.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2002-1374?
CVE-2002-1374 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Oracle Mysql, published on 1 Sep 2004. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1374?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Oracle Mysql, Symantec Veritas Netbackup Advanced Reporter, Symantec Veritas Netbackup Global Data Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1374?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2002-1374 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1374 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Mysql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rf99-cxf6-755h.