Vulnerability in MySQL
CVE-2010-3833
MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.92, 5.1 before 5.1.51, and 5.5 before 5.5.6 does not properly propagate type errors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via crafted arguments to extreme-value functions such as (1) LEAST and (2) GREATEST, related to KILL_BAD_DATA and a "CREATE TABLE ... SELECT."
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- MySQL — versions 5.1.5, 5.1.23, 5.1.31
- Oracle MySQL — versions 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-51.html
- dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/news-5-5-6.html
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT4723
- secunia.com/advisories/42875 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1017-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2011/TLSA-2011-3j.txt (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0105 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-3833?
- CVE-2010-3833 is a vulnerability in MySQL, classified under CWE-399. Published 2011-01-14.
- Is CVE-2010-3833 known to be exploited?
- 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.