First published: Fri Mar 11 2005(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
MySQL Server | =4.1.10 | |
MySQL Server | =4.1.0 | |
MySQL Server | =4.1.3 | |
MySQL | =3.23.49 | |
MySQL | =4.0.0 | |
MySQL | =4.0.1 | |
MySQL | =4.0.2 | |
MySQL | =4.0.3 | |
MySQL | =4.0.4 | |
MySQL | =4.0.5 | |
MySQL | =4.0.5a | |
MySQL | =4.0.6 | |
MySQL | =4.0.7 | |
MySQL | =4.0.7-gamma | |
MySQL | =4.0.8-gamma | |
MySQL | =4.0.8 | |
MySQL | =4.0.9 | |
MySQL | =4.0.9-gamma | |
MySQL | =4.0.10 | |
MySQL | =4.0.11-gamma | |
MySQL | =4.0.11 | |
MySQL | =4.0.12 | |
MySQL | =4.0.13 | |
MySQL | =4.0.14 | |
MySQL | =4.0.15 | |
MySQL | =4.0.18 | |
MySQL | =4.0.20 | |
MySQL | =4.0.21 | |
MySQL | =4.0.23 | |
MySQL | =4.1.0-alpha | |
MySQL | =4.1.2-alpha | |
MySQL | =4.1.3-beta | |
MySQL | =4.1.4 | |
MySQL | =4.1.5 |
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CVE-2005-0711 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for local users to exploit predictable file names.
To fix CVE-2005-0711, upgrade to MySQL version 4.1.11 or later to eliminate the risk of symlink attacks.
CVE-2005-0711 affects local users of MySQL versions up to 4.1.10 and all 4.0.x versions.
Using CVE-2005-0711, attackers can perform a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
Yes, CVE-2005-0711 specifically targets MySQL versions 4.0.23 and earlier, as well as 4.1.x versions up to 4.1.10.