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CVE-2005-0711

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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

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

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

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2005-0712

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-05-02

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00486

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