# CVE-2005-0709: 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 c

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-03-11 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0009/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-707
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111066115808506&w=2
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q1/0084.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-334.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101864-1
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_mysql.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/96-1/
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-348.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:060
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-19.xml
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10479
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12781
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25209

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