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CVE-2004-0388
The mysqld_multi script in MySQL allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Low2.1EPSS 0.56%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
The mysqld_multi script in MySQL allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.56% · top 53% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (14)
- 1009784 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 11223 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/news-4-1-2.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- mysql-mysqldmulti-symlink(15883) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- DSA-483 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-200405-20 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:034 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:597 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- P-018 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- 20040414 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.014] OpenPKG Security Advisory (mysql) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:569 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10559 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 6421 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 10142 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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