Vulnerability in Mysql

CVE-2010-3838

MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.92, 5.1 before 5.1.51, and 5.5 before 5.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a query that uses the (1) GREATEST or (2) LEAST function with a mixed list of numeric and LONGBLOB arguments, which is not properly handled when the function's result is "processed using an intermediate temporary table."

EPSS: 0.034 (87.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Mysql — versions 5.1.5, 5.1.23, 5.1.31
  • Oracle Mysql — versions 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.1.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3838?
CVE-2010-3838 is a vulnerability in Mysql. Published 2011-01-14.
Is CVE-2010-3838 known to be exploited?
11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.