Vulnerability in MySQL
CVE-2006-1516
The check_connection function in sql_parse.cc in MySQL 4.0.x up to 4.0.26, 4.1.x up to 4.1.18, and 5.0.x up to 5.0.20 allows remote attackers to read portions of memory via a username without a trailing null byte, which causes a buffer over-read.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.358 (98.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.358 · newest: 0.358 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MySQL — versions 4.1.0, 4.1.3, 4.1.8
- Oracle MySQL — versions 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0028 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/19929 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/20073 (third-party-advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/365938
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1079 (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1633 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434164/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/20424 (third-party-advisory)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-13.xml (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-1516?
- CVE-2006-1516 is a vulnerability in MySQL. Published 2006-05-05.
- Is CVE-2006-1516 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.