CVE-2005-0004

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-04-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

The mysqlaccess script in MySQL 4.0.23 and earlier, 4.1.x before 4.1.10, 5.0.x before 5.0.3, and other versions including 3.x, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or read temporary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 3.0
MariaDB: from 5.5.0 before 5.5.66 — fixed in 5.5.66
MySQL Server: from 4.0.0 before 4.0.23; from 4.1.0 before 4.1.10; from 5.0.0 before 5.0.3 — fixed in 4.0.23, 4.1.10, 5.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: MariaDB 5.5.66; MySQL Server 4.0.23, 4.1.10, 5.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000947
http://lists.mysql.com/internals/20600
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110608297217224&w=2
http://mysql.osuosl.org/doc/mysql/en/News-4.1.10.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/13867
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101864-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-647
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:036
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12277
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18922
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000947
http://lists.mysql.com/internals/20600

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