CVE-2004-0457 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the mysqlhotcopy script within MySQL 4.0.20 and earlier versions, specifically when using the scp method. An attacker can leverage a symlink attack on temporary files to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires local access, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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