CVE-2009-2446
HIGHEPSS 95th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-07/0058.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35767
- 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://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:179
- http://www.osvdb.org/55734
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0110.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504799/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35609
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1857
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51614
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11857
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