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CVE-2004-0836

Buffer overflow in the mysql_real_connect function in MySQL 4.x before 4.0.21, and 3.x before 3.23.49, allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a DNS response with a large address length (h_length).

Published

2004-11-03T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	oracle	mysql	< 3.23.49	Yes
Application	oracle	mysql	< 4.0.21	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	3.0	Yes

References

http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=4017 Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000892 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://lists.mysql.com/internals/14726 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110140517515735&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/12305/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-018.shtml Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-562 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-22.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-597.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-611.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10981 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0054/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17047 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=4017 Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000892 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.mysql.com/internals/14726 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110140517515735&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/12305/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-018.shtml Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-562 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-22.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-597.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-611.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10981 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0054/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17047 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)