CVE-2006-3469
First published: Tue Jul 18 2006(Updated: )
Format string vulnerability in time.cc in MySQL Server 4.1 before 4.1.21 and 5.0 before 1 April 2006 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a format string instead of a date as the first parameter to the date_format function, which is later used in a formatted print call to display the error message.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| MySQL (MySQL-common) | =5.0.10 | |
| MySQL (MySQL-common) | =5.0.15 | |
| MySQL (MySQL-common) | =5.0.17 | |
| MySQL (MySQL-common) | =4.1.13 | |
| MySQL (MySQL-common) | =5.0.5.0.21 | |
| MySQL (MySQL-common) | =4.1.15 | |
| MySQL (MySQL-common) | =4.1.8 | |
| MySQL (MySQL-common) | =4.1.14 | |
| MySQL (MySQL-common) | =4.1.12 | |
| MySQL (MySQL-common) | =5.0.16 | |
| Oracle MySQL | =4.1.6 | |
| Oracle MySQL | =4.1.7 | |
| Oracle MySQL | =4.1.9 | |
| Oracle MySQL | =4.1.11 | |
| Oracle MySQL | =4.1.16 | |
| Oracle MySQL | =4.1.18 | |
| Oracle MySQL | =4.1.19 | |
| Oracle MySQL | =4.1.20 | |
| Oracle MySQL | =5.0.6 | |
| Oracle MySQL | =5.0.11 | |
| Oracle MySQL | =5.0.12 | |
| Oracle MySQL | =5.0.13 | |
| Oracle MySQL | =5.0.18 | |
| Oracle MySQL | =5.0.19 | |
| Oracle MySQL | =5.0.9 |
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Reference Links
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-21.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1112
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=375694
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=20729
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19032
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-321-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21147
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-09.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21366
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31226
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0768.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9827
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2006-3469?
CVE-2006-3469 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability as it can lead to a denial of service due to a crash.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3469?
To fix CVE-2006-3469, upgrade MySQL Server to version 4.1.21 or later on the 4.1 branch, or version 5.0 after the 1st of April 2006.
What software versions are affected by CVE-2006-3469?
CVE-2006-3469 affects MySQL Server versions 4.1.6 to 4.1.20 and 5.0 up to 5.0.16.
What type of attack can CVE-2006-3469 facilitate?
CVE-2006-3469 can facilitate a denial of service attack by causing the MySQL server to crash when the date_format function is misused.
Who can exploit CVE-2006-3469?
CVE-2006-3469 can be exploited by remote authenticated users who send inappropriate format strings as input.
- agent/type
- agent/remedy
- agent/references
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/description
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- agent/source
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-historical
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-index
- vendor/mysql
- canonical/mysql (mysql-common)
- version/mysql (mysql-common)/5.0.10
- version/mysql (mysql-common)/5.0.15
- version/mysql (mysql-common)/5.0.17
- version/mysql (mysql-common)/4.1.13
- version/mysql (mysql-common)/5.0.5.0.21
- version/mysql (mysql-common)/4.1.15
- version/mysql (mysql-common)/4.1.8
- version/mysql (mysql-common)/4.1.14
- version/mysql (mysql-common)/4.1.12
- version/mysql (mysql-common)/5.0.16
- vendor/oracle
- canonical/oracle mysql
- version/oracle mysql/4.1.6
- version/oracle mysql/4.1.7
- version/oracle mysql/4.1.9
- version/oracle mysql/4.1.11
- version/oracle mysql/4.1.16
- version/oracle mysql/4.1.18
- version/oracle mysql/4.1.19
- version/oracle mysql/4.1.20
- version/oracle mysql/5.0.6
- version/oracle mysql/5.0.11
- version/oracle mysql/5.0.12
- version/oracle mysql/5.0.13
- version/oracle mysql/5.0.18
- version/oracle mysql/5.0.19
- version/oracle mysql/5.0.9