CVE-2005-0711

Description

MySQL 4.0.23 and earlier, and 4.1.x up to 4.1.10, uses predictable file names when creating temporary tables, which allows local users with CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE privileges to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q1/0082.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101864-1

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-707

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-19.xml

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:060

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_mysql.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-334.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-348.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12781

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0009/

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9591

https://usn.ubuntu.com/96-1/

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0