CVE-2006-1518

Description

Buffer overflow in the open_table function in sql_base.cc in MySQL 5.0.x up to 5.0.20 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted COM_TABLE_DUMP packets with invalid length values.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 38.65% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432734/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/19929	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.wisec.it/vulns.php?page=8	patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1079	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1633	vdb entry
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0011.html	vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/839	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17780	vdb entry
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-21.html	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/20241	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20762	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26232	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20333	third party advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=365939	patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016016	vdb entry patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1071	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20253	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20457	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1073	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/602457	us government resource third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1518?: CVE-2006-1518 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1518?: To fix CVE-2006-1518, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1518 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1518 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~39% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.