CVE-2001-0407
Directory traversal vulnerability in MySQL before 3.23.36 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and gain privileges by creating a database whose name starts with .. (dot dot).
Date published : 2002-03-09
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2522
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0237.html