Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200405-20.
Solution
All users should upgrade to the latest stable version of MySQL.
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv '>=dev-db/mysql-4.0.18-r2'
# emerge '>=dev-db/mysql-4.0.18-r2'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200405-20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46242
Insight
Two MySQL utilities create temporary files with hardcoded paths, allowing an attacker to use a symlink to trick MySQL into overwriting important data.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0381, CVE-2004-0388 -
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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