CVE-2009-2446

Public Exploit

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.

Category

8.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.51% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1 vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-07/0058.html exploit mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504799/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/38517 third party advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022533 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/55734 patch vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11857 signature vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1857 vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51614 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:179 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35609 vdb entry exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0110.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35767 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36566 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2446?
CVE-2009-2446 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2446?
To fix CVE-2009-2446, 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-2009-2446 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2446 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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