CVE-2009-2446
HIGH severity · CVSS 8.5 · CWE-134
8.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the dispatch_command function in libmysqld/sql_parse.cc in mysqld in MySQL 4.0.0 through 5.0.83 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via format string specifiers in a database name in a (1) COM_CREATE_DB or (2) COM_DROP_DB request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)11%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35767Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36566
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38517
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022533
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-07/0058.htmlExploit