CVE-2008-3963
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-3963 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-09-11 01:13:47 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.22.1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.30 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.36 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.44 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.5.0.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.54 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.56 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.0.60 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.1.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mysql | Mysql | 5.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.0.0 | alpha | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.0.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.0.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.0.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.0.30 | sp1 | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.0.32 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.0.33 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.0.38 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.0.41 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.0.42 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.0.45 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.0.50 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.0.51 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.0.52 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 5.1.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 6.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 6.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 6.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 6.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Oracle | Mysql | 6.0.4 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| MySQL Item_bin_string::Item_bin_string() Binary Value Processing Bug Lets Remote Authenticated Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: MySQL empty bit-string literal server crash | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| oss-security - CVE request: MySQL empty bit-string literal server crash | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:025 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1783-1 mysql-dfsg-5.0 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Patch |
| Red Hat update for mysql - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| MySQL Bugs: #35658: An empty binary value leads to mysqld crash | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.mysql.com | |
| MySQL :: MySQL 5.1 Reference Manual :: C.1.6 Changes in MySQL 5.1.26 (30 June 2008) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | dev.mysql.com | |
| MySQL :: MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual :: C.1.7 Release Notes for MySQL Enterprise 5.0.66 [MRU] (09 July 2008) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | dev.mysql.com | |
| MySQL Empty Bit-String Literal Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| 237166 – (CVE-2008-3963) dev-db/mysql <5.0.66 b'' Server DoS (CVE-2008-3963) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.gentoo.org | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Debian update for mysql-dfsg - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| USN-671-1: MySQL vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| MySQL :: MySQL 6.0 Reference Manual :: C.1.4 Changes in MySQL 6.0.6 (11 August 2008) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | dev.mysql.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:094 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| USN-1397-1: MySQL vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Ubuntu update for mysql-dfsg-5.0 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2009-09-02 | Tomas Hoger | This issue did not affect MySQL as supplied with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 4. This issue was addressed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Application Stack v2 https://rhn.redhat.com/cve/CVE-2008-3963.html |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.