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security flaw

🗓️ 20 Oct 2004 19:45:00Reported by RedHatType 
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Old mysqlhotcopy versions allow local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files with secure copy.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
FreeBSD		mysql -- mysqlhotcopy insecure temporary file creation
18 Aug 200400:00
–freebsd
Tenable Nessus		Oracle MySQL Mysqlhotcopy Script Insecure Temporary File Creation
18 Aug 200400:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DSA-540-1 : mysql - insecure file creation
29 Sep 200400:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Fedora Core 2 : mysql-3.23.58-9.1 (2004-530)
9 Dec 200400:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		FreeBSD : mysql -- mysqlhotcopy insecure temporary file creation (125)
23 Aug 200400:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		FreeBSD : mysql -- mysqlhotcopy insecure temporary file creation (0c4d5973-f2ab-11d8-9837-000c41e2cdad)
23 Apr 200900:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		GLSA-200409-02 : MySQL: Insecure temporary file creation in mysqlhotcopy
3 Sep 200400:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : MySQL (MDKSA-2004:119)
2 Nov 200400:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		MySQL < 4.0.21 mysqlhotcopy Insecure Temporary File Creation
23 Aug 200400:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		RHEL 3 : mysql (RHSA-2004:569)
21 Oct 200400:00
–nessus
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OSOS VersionArchitecturePackagePackage VersionFilename
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3i386mysql0:3.23.58-2.3mysql-0:3.23.58-2.3.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3ia64mysql0:3.23.58-2.3mysql-0:3.23.58-2.3.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3ppcmysql0:3.23.58-2.3mysql-0:3.23.58-2.3.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3ppc64mysql0:3.23.58-2.3mysql-0:3.23.58-2.3.ppc64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3s390mysql0:3.23.58-2.3mysql-0:3.23.58-2.3.s390.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3s390xmysql0:3.23.58-2.3mysql-0:3.23.58-2.3.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3x86_64mysql0:3.23.58-2.3mysql-0:3.23.58-2.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3i386mysql-bench0:3.23.58-2.3mysql-bench-0:3.23.58-2.3.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3ia64mysql-bench0:3.23.58-2.3mysql-bench-0:3.23.58-2.3.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3ppcmysql-bench0:3.23.58-2.3mysql-bench-0:3.23.58-2.3.ppc.rpm
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25 Jun 2026 10:32Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 24.6
EPSS0.00515
mysqlhotcopysymlink attacktemporary fileslocal usersoverwriting filessecure copyunix
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