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medium 4.6

CVE-2005-0709 json

MySQL 4.0.23 and earlier, and 4.1.x up to 4.1.10, allows remote authenticated users with INSERT and DELETE privileges to execute arbitrary…

published 2005-03-11 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0710

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
17.8%
EPSS 17.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

MySQL 4.0.23 and earlier, and 4.1.x up to 4.1.10, allows remote authenticated users with INSERT and DELETE privileges to execute arbitrary code by using CREATE FUNCTION to access libc calls, as demonstrated by using strcat, on_exit, and exit.

Patch / fix

  • mysql RHEL 3 3.23.58-15.RHEL3.1
  • mysql RHEL 4 4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1
  • mysql-bench RHEL 3 3.23.58-15.RHEL3.1
  • mysql-bench RHEL 4 4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1
  • mysql-server RHEL 4 4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:334

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-0709 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 mysql 3.23.58-15.RHEL3.1, mysql-bench 3.23.58-15.RHEL3.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:334
  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:348
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 mysql 3.23.58-15.RHEL3.1, mysql-bench 3.23.58-15.RHEL3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 mysql 4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-bench 4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-server 4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 mysql 4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-bench 4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-server 4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 mysql 3.23.58-15.RHEL3.1, mysql-bench 3.23.58-15.RHEL3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 mysql 4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-bench 4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-server 4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 mysql 3.23.58-15.RHEL3.1, mysql-bench 3.23.58-15.RHEL3.1
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 mysql 4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-bench 4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-server 4.1.10a-1.RHEL4.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:334

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-25209)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

17.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-25209 MySQL 4.x - CREATE FUNCTION Arbitrary libc Code Execution remote, 2005-03-11
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12781 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q1/0084.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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