CVE-2005-2573

The mysql_create_function function in sql_udf.cc for MySQL 4.0 before 4.0.25, 4.1 before 4.1.13,...

5.0 Medium

The mysql_create_function function in sql_udf.cc for MySQL 4.0 before 4.0.25, 4.1 before 4.1.13, and 5.0 before 5.0.7-beta, when running on Windows, uses an incomplete blacklist in a directory traversal check, which allows attackers to include arbitrary files via the backslash () character.

Exploit likelihood

2.81%Up 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2005-2573
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2005-2573
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-2574 No score

Record: EUVD-2005-2574
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qg5c-7q7p-mwc6 No score

The mysql_create_function function in sql_udf.cc for MySQL 4.0 before 4.0.25, 4.1 before 4.1.13,...

Record: GHSA-qg5c-7q7p-mwc6
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBELL-CVE-2005-2573 5.0

CVE-2005-2573 does not affect BellSoft software

Record: BELL-CVE-2005-2573
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-2573 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mysql, published August 16, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.81%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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