Vulnerability in MySQL
CVE-2008-3963
MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.66, 5.1 before 5.1.26, and 6.0 before 6.0.6 does not properly handle a b'' (b single-quote single-quote) token, aka an empty bit-string literal, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by using this token in a SQL statement.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.065 (93.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.065 · newest: 0.065 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MySQL — versions 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2
- Oracle MySQL — versions 5.0.0, 5.0.6, 5.0.23
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.mysql.com/bug.php
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-26.html
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1067.html (vendor-advisory)
- dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-66.html
- dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-6.html
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/7 (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2554 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-3963?
- CVE-2008-3963 is a vulnerability in MySQL, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. Published 2008-09-11.
- Is CVE-2008-3963 known to be exploited?
- 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.