CVE-2004-0836

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Summary

CVECVE-2004-0836
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-11-03 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the mysql_real_connect function in MySQL 4.x before 4.0.21, and 3.x before 3.23.49, allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a DNS response with a large address length (h_length).

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Oracle Mysql All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
MySQL Bugs: #4017: mysql_real_connect buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.mysql.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
P-018: Red Hat Update MySQL Packages Fix Security Issues and Bugs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ciac.org Broken Link
'[USN-32-1] mysql vulnerabilities' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Home - Conectiva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 distro.conectiva.com.br Broken Link
Secunia - Advisories - MySQL "mysql_real_connect()" Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
MySQL Lists: internals: bk commit into 3.23 tree (1.1425) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.mysql.com Vendor Advisory
www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0054 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trustix.org Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-562-1 mysql af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
MySQL Mysql_real_connect Function Potential Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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