CVE-2005-0711

Exp

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.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0711 is rated Exploit Available (50.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.70%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.25% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-0711

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
25211 exploit_db edb 2006-01-18 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0711

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 0.45% 1.70% +1.25%
2 2026-03-08 0.35% 0.45% +0.10%
3 2025-06-26 — 0.35% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0711

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0711

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0711

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0711
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-0711 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-2005-0711

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0711

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mysql mysql 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 4.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 3.23.49 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.21 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.0.23 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0711

URL Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q1/0082.html Exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101864-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-707 Exploit
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-19.xml Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:060
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_mysql.html Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-334.html Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-348.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12781 Patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0009/ Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9591
https://usn.ubuntu.com/96-1/
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