Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | New mysql packages fix insecure temporary file creation |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | DSA-540 | First vendor Publication | 2004-08-18 |
| Vendor | Debian | Last vendor Modification | 2004-08-18 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | 1 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.6 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Jeroen van Wolffelaar For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 3.23.49-8.7 of mysql. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 4.0.20-11 of mysql-dfsg. We recommend that you upgrade your mysql-server package. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-540 |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10693 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10693 | ||
| Title: | 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2004-0457 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200409-02 (MySQL) File : nvt/glsa_200409_02.nasl |
| 2008-09-04 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: mysql-scripts File : nvt/freebsd_mysql-scripts0.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 540-1 (mysql) File : nvt/deb_540_1.nasl |
| 2005-11-03 | Name : MySQL mysqlhotcopy script insecure temporary file File : nvt/mysql_hotcopy_tempfile.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 9015 | MySQL mysqlhotcopy Insecure Temporary File Creation mysqlhotcopy within MySQL contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to overwrite arbitrary files. The issue is triggered when mysqlhotcopy creates insecure temporary files. It is possible that the flaw may allow a malicious user to use specially crafted symlinks to arbitrarily ovewrite files resulting in a loss of confidentiality and/or integrity. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_0c4d5973f2ab11d89837000c41e2cdad.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-12-09 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2004-530.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-11-02 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2004-119.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-10-21 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2004-569.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-10-21 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2004-597.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-09-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-540.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-09-03 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200409-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-08-23 | Name : The remote database server is affected by an insecure temporary file creation... File : mysql_hotcopy_tempfile.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:33:25 |
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