Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting mysql package, versions [,4.0.21)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MYSQL-2334392
  • published12 Jan 2022
  • disclosed28 Sept 2004
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 28 Sep 2004

CVE-2004-0457  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mysql to version 4.0.21 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution. 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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