CVE-1999-1188
mysqld in MySQL 3.21 creates log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users...
mysqld in MySQL 3.21 creates log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain passwords for users who are added to the user database.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
mysqld in MySQL 3.21 creates log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain passwords for users who are added to the user database.
- Record
CVE-1999-1188- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
mysqld in MySQL 3.21 creates log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain passwords for users who are added to the user database.
- Record
CVE-1999-1188- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1169 No score
mysqld in MySQL 3.21 creates log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain passwords for users who are added to the user database.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1169- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c8f9-m33j-ppw6 No score
mysqld in MySQL 3.21 creates log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users...
mysqld in MySQL 3.21 creates log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain passwords for users who are added to the user database.
- Record
GHSA-c8f9-m33j-ppw6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1188 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Oracle Mysql, published December 27, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.