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.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
---|---|---|---|
Mysql | Oracle | * | 4.0.20 (including) |
Mysql-dfsg | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
Mysql-dfsg | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
Mysql-dfsg-4.1 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
Mysql-dfsg-4.1 | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
Mysql-dfsg-5.0 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
Mysql-dfsg-5.0 | Ubuntu | devel | * |
Mysql-dfsg-5.0 | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
Mysql-dfsg-5.0 | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RedHat | mysql-0:3.23.58-2.3 | * |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | RedHat | * | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | RedHat | * | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | RedHat | * | |
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | RedHat | * |