Summary
The remote host is missing an update to mysql
announced via advisory DSA 540-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20540-1
Insight
Jeroen van Wolffelaar <jeroen@wolffelaar.nl> discovered an insecure temporary file vulnerability in the mysqlhotcopy script when using the scp method which is part of the mysql-server packge
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 3.23.49-8.7 of mysql.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 4.0.20-11 of mysql-dfsg.
We recommend that you upgrade your mysql-server package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0457 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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