: Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the same privileges as the mysqld service. 2. Authentication Bypass (The 1-in-256 Chance)
One of the most dangerous exploits affecting versions in the 5.0.x branch involves a buffer overflow (CVE-2006-1518). mysql 5.0.12 exploit
: A bug in the password hashing comparison allows a user to log in with an incorrect password. Due to a casting error in the memcmp function, the check can occasionally return "true" even for wrong passwords. : Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute
MySQL versions earlier than 5.0.25 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation flaw related to how stored routines (procedures and functions) handle security contexts. mysql 5.0.12 exploit