CVE-2008-3963

Description

MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.66, 5.1 before 5.1.26, and 6.0 before 6.0.6 does not properly handle a b'' (b single-quote single-quote) token, aka an empty bit-string literal, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by using this token in a SQL statement.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.59% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=35658
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094 vendor advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-26.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1067.html vendor advisory
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-66.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-6.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/7 mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2554 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1 vendor advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/237166
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45042 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1783 patch vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32769 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34907 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/4 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36566 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31769 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020858 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10521 signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3963?
CVE-2008-3963 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3963?
To fix CVE-2008-3963, 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-2008-3963 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3963 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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