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MySQL "mysqlbug" Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA11223
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Release Date:
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2004-03-29
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Last Update:
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2004-04-15
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Popularity:
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12,401 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | MySQL 3.x
MySQL 4.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Shaun Colley has reported a vulnerability in MySQL, potentially allowing malicious users to escalate their privileges.
The bug reporting tool "mysqlbug" creates the file "/tmp/failed-mysql-bugreport" in an insecure manner if the editor is exited without changing anything. This can potentially be exploited by malicious users to overwrite arbitrary files when "mysqlbug" is executed by a privileged user.
A similar issue affects "mysqld_multi".
The vulnerability reportedly affects:
3.23.58 and prior.
4.0.18 and prior.
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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