Is CVE-2009-2446 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2009-2446 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2009-2446?

CVE-2009-2446 has a CVSS v2 base score of 8.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2009-2446?

CVE-2009-2446 has an EPSS score of 10.59% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2009-2446?

No published fix for CVE-2009-2446 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2009-2446

HIGHEPSS 95th pctl

8.5

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

CWE-134

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

10.59%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

osvdb.org

Exploit2

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references14

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CVE-2024-23113	Critical	9.8	62%	KEV	-
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.