CVE-2004-0957

Unknown vulnerability in MySQL 3.23.58 and earlier, when a local user has privileges for a database whose name includes a "_" (underscore), grants privileges to other databases that have similar names, which can allow the user to conduct unauthorized activities.

Published: 2005-02-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0957 is rated Moderate Risk (57.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.43%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.95% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0957

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.48% 2.43% +1.95%
2 2026-05-26 0.37% 0.48% +0.11%
3 2026-05-13 0.37%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0957

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0957

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0957

vendor priority summary link
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0957
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0957 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (mysql-dfsg, mysql-dfsg-4.1, mysql-dfsg-5.0), 12 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 7, needs-triage 3, DNE 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0957

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0957

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openpkg openpkg 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openpkg openpkg 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openpkg openpkg current cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:current:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.20 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.20.32a cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.20.32a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.21 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.22 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.22.26 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.22.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.22.27 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.22.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.22.28 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.22.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.22.29 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.22.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.22.30 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.22.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.22.32 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.22.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.9 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.10 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.22 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.23 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.24 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.25 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.26 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.27 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.28 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.28 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.28:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.29 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.30 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.31 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.32 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.33 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.34 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.36 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.37 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.38 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.39 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.40 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.41 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.42 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.43 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.44 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.45 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.46 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.47 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.48 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.49 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.50 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.51 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.52 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.53 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.53a cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.53a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.54 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.54a cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.54a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.55 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.56 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.58 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.59 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.5a cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.7:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.8:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.9:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.11:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0957

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