Vulnerability in Oracle MySQL
CVE-2004-0457
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/m/mysql-dfsg/mysql-dfsg_4.0.20-11/chan…
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10693 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-540 (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-597.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-018.shtml (government-resource, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17030 (vdb-entry)