CVE-2005-0711

MySQL 4.x - CREATE Temporary TABLE Symlink Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Debian Security Advisory 707-1. Multiple issues with MySQL, including: incorrect privilege handling (users get illegitimate access to databases named similarly to those they have legitimate access to), arbitrary command execution for any user that has been granted INSERT and DELETE rights, and race conditions due to predictable tempfile naming schemes.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2005-03-11 CVE Reserved
2005-03-11 CVE Published
2006-01-18 First Exploit
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-06-26 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (17)

URL	Tag	Source
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9591	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25211	2006-01-18
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q1/0082.html	2024-08-07
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-707	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-19.xml	2019-12-17
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_mysql.html	2019-12-17
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-334.html	2019-12-17
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12781	2019-12-17
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0009	2019-12-17

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html	2019-12-17
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html	2019-12-17
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101864-1	2019-12-17
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:060	2019-12-17
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-348.html	2019-12-17
https://usn.ubuntu.com/96-1	2019-12-17
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0711	2005-04-05
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617562	2005-04-05

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mysql Search vendor "Mysql"		Mysql Search vendor "Mysql" for product "Mysql"				4.1.0 Search vendor "Mysql" for product "Mysql" and version "4.1.0"		-		Affected
Mysql Search vendor "Mysql"		Mysql Search vendor "Mysql" for product "Mysql"				4.1.3 Search vendor "Mysql" for product "Mysql" and version "4.1.3"		-		Affected
Mysql Search vendor "Mysql"		Mysql Search vendor "Mysql" for product "Mysql"				4.1.10 Search vendor "Mysql" for product "Mysql" and version "4.1.10"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				3.23.49 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "3.23.49"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.1 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.1"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.2 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.2"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.3 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.3"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.4 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.4"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.5 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.5"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.5a Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.5a"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.6 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.6"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.7 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.7"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.7 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.7"		gamma		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.8 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.8"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.8 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.8"		gamma		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.9 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.9"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.9 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.9"		gamma		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.10 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.10"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.11 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.11"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.11 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.11"		gamma		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.12 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.12"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.13 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.13"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.14 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.14"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.15 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.15"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.18 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.18"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.20 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.20"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.21 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.21"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.0.23 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.0.23"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.1.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.1.0"		alpha		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.1.2 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.1.2"		alpha		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.1.3 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.1.3"		beta		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.1.4 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.1.4"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				4.1.5 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "4.1.5"		-		Affected