The check_connection function in sql_parse.cc in MySQL 4.0.x up to 4.0.26, 4.1.x up to 4.1.18, and 5.0.x up to 5.0.20 allows remote…

Description

The check_connection function in sql_parse.cc in MySQL 4.0.x up to 4.0.26, 4.1.x up to 4.1.18, and 5.0.x up to 5.0.20 allows remote attackers to read portions of memory via a username without a trailing null byte, which causes a buffer over-read.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

36.4% · top 1.5% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (42)

• 2006-0028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• 19929 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20073 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://bugs.debian.org/365938 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• TA07-072A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• DSA-1079 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• ADV-2006-1633 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20060516 UPDATE: [ GLSA 200605-13 ] MySQL: Information leakage (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20424 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200605-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2007-03-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 840 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2006:036 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2006:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 17780 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:084 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-21.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20241 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20762 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• mysql-login-packet-info-disclosure(26236) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 236703 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• SSA:2006-155-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• 20333 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1016017 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 20002 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20223 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20076 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.wisec.it/vulns.php?page=7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• DSA-1071 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1326 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2007-0930 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20060502 MySQL Anonymous Login Handshake - Information Leakage. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20253 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-283-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 20457 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1073 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 29847 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20625 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0544 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9918 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 24479 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 17:12 UTC.