CVEvulnerability
CVE-2004-0457
4.6 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2004-09-28
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
The mysqlhotcopy script in mysql 4.0.20 and earlier, when using the scp method from the mysql-server package, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected configurations
• oracle mysql (<= 4.0.20)
References
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/m/mysql-dfsg/mysql-dfsg_4.0.20-11/changelog packages.debian.org
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-018.shtml www.ciac.org
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-540 www.debian.org
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-597.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17030 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10693 oval.cisecurity.org
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/m/mysql-dfsg/mysql-dfsg_4.0.20-11/changelog packages.debian.org
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-018.shtml www.ciac.org
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-540 www.debian.org
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-597.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17030 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10693 oval.cisecurity.org