Original description
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.
Affected software
- MySQL = 5.0.2= 5.0.15= 4.1.3= 5.0.0= 4.1.0= 4.1.14 exact match
Details
- Published
- 2009-07-14
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
References
- cve.org/CVE-2009-2446
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2446
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-07/0058.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504799/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com/advisories/38517
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- securitytracker.com/id?1022533
- www.osvdb.org/55734
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11857
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1857
- support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
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