CVE-2005-0711

Publication date 2 May 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
mysql-dfsg 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy
Fixed 4.0.24-10ubuntu2
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 4.0.24-10ubuntu2
mysql-dfsg-4.1 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy
Fixed 4.1.15-1ubuntu5
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 4.1.15-1ubuntu5
mysql-dfsg-5.0 7.04 feisty
Fixed 5.0.38-0ubuntu1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 5.0.24a-9ubuntu0.1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.3

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-96-1
    • mySQL vulnerabilities
    • 16 March 2005

Other references