CVE-2010-3679

Public Exploit

Description

Oracle MySQL 5.1 before 5.1.49 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (mysqld daemon crash) via certain arguments to the BINLOG command, which triggers an access of uninitialized memory, as demonstrated by valgrind.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.47% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64687 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1017-1 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:012 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0164.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0170 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42638 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0133 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=54393 patch
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-49.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:155 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628062 patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/42936 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/28/10 mailing list exploit patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3679?
CVE-2010-3679 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3679?
To fix CVE-2010-3679, 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-2010-3679 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-3679 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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