CVE-2009-2446

Summary

CVECVE-2009-2446
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-07-13 17:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 8.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-134 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mysql Mysql 4.1.0 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 4.1.10 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 4.1.12 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 4.1.13 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 4.1.14 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 4.1.15 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 4.1.2 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 4.1.23 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 4.1.3 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 4.1.8 All All All
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 5.0.66 All All All
Application Mysql Mysql 5.0.82 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.0 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.1 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.10 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.11 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.11 gamma All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.12 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.13 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.14 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.15 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.16 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.17 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.18 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.19 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.2 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.20 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.21 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.23 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.24 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.25 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.26 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.27 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.3 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.4 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.5 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.5a All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.6 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.7 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.7 gamma All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.8 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.8 gamma All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.9 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.0.9 gamma All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.0 alpha All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.1 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.11 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.16 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.17 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.18 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.19 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.2 alpha All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.20 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.21 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.22 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.3 beta All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.4 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.5 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.6 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.7 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 4.1.9 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.0 alpha All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.11 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.12 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.13 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.14 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.18 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.19 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.21 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.22 All 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 5.0.27 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.3 beta 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 5.0.37 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 5.0.51a All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.52 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.6 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.7 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.75 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.77 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.8 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.81 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.83 All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.0.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-897-1: MySQL vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ubuntu.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-07/0058.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Exploit
Red Hat update for mysql - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
www.osvdb.org/55734 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org Patch
APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
About the security content of Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Ubuntu update for mysql-dfsg-5 and mysql-dfsg-5.1 - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
USN-1397-1: MySQL vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - MySQL Format String Bug in dispatch_command() Lets Remote Users Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
MySQL "dispatch_command()" Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
mandriva.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
MySQL 'sql_parse.cc' Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2010-02-17Mark J CoxRed Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-2446 This issue was addressed for Red hat Enterprise Linux 5 by https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 by https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0110.html . The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, future MySQL package updates may address this flaw for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and Red Hat Application Stack 2.

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