What’s Vulnerable › Vulnerabilities

CVE-2004-0457

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-09-28 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• MySQL Server: through 4.0.20

References

• http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/m/mysql-dfsg/mysql-dfsg_4.0.20-11/changelog
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-018.shtml
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-540
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-597.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17030
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10693
• http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/m/mysql-dfsg/mysql-dfsg_4.0.20-11/changelog
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-018.shtml
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-540
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-597.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17030
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10693

Get alerted when CVE-2004-0457 or the next vulnerability affects your stack