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CVE-2010-3838

First published: Wed Oct 06 2010(Updated: )

A flaw in MySQL versions prior to 5.1.51 [1] was reported [2] that could allow an authenticated user to kill connections to MySQL by creating a query with the GREATEST() or LEAST() functions having a mixed list of numeric and LONGBLOB arguments. [1] <a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-51.html">http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-51.html</a> [2] <a href="http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=54461">http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=54461</a> This is noted as having been fixed in MySQL 5.1.51, but it does not cause a crash on MySQL 5.0.50 in Fedora 13. It also causes a crash on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (5.0.77) but not Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (4.1.22).

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
MySQL=5.1.23
MySQL=5.1.34
MySQL=5.1.37
MySQL=5.1.31
MySQL=5.1.32
MySQL=5.1.5
MySQL=5.1.39
MySQL=5.1.40-sp1
MySQL=5.1.40
MySQL=5.1.41
MySQL=5.1.42
MySQL=5.1.43
MySQL=5.1.43-sp1
MySQL=5.1.44
MySQL=5.1.45
MySQL=5.1.46-sp1
MySQL=5.1.46
MySQL=5.1.47
MySQL=5.1.48
MySQL=5.1.49-sp1
MySQL=5.1.49
MySQL=5.1.50
MySQL=5.1
MySQL=5.1.1
MySQL=5.1.2
MySQL=5.1.3
MySQL=5.1.4
MySQL=5.1.6
MySQL=5.1.7
MySQL=5.1.8
MySQL=5.1.9
MySQL=5.1.10
MySQL=5.1.11
MySQL=5.1.12
MySQL=5.1.13
MySQL=5.1.14
MySQL=5.1.15
MySQL=5.1.16
MySQL=5.1.17
MySQL=5.1.18
MySQL=5.1.19
MySQL=5.1.20
MySQL=5.1.21
MySQL=5.1.22
MySQL=5.1.24
MySQL=5.1.25
MySQL=5.1.26
MySQL=5.1.27
MySQL=5.1.28
MySQL=5.1.29
MySQL=5.1.30
MySQL=5.1.33
MySQL=5.1.35
MySQL=5.1.36
MySQL=5.1.38
MySQL=5.1.23-a
MySQL=5.1.31-sp1
MySQL=5.1.34-sp1
MySQL=5.1.37-sp1
MySQL=5.5.3
MySQL=5.5.2
MySQL=5.5.5
MySQL=5.5.1
MySQL=5.5.4
MySQL=5.5.0
MySQL=5.0.5
MySQL=5.0.10
MySQL=5.0.54
MySQL=5.0.0
MySQL=5.0.84
MySQL=5.0.15
MySQL=5.0.17
MySQL=5.0.5.0.21
MySQL=5.0.3
MySQL=5.0.44
MySQL=5.0.66
MySQL=5.0.56
MySQL=5.0.60
MySQL=5.0.24
MySQL=5.0.87
MySQL=5.0.2
MySQL=5.0.22.1.0.1
MySQL=5.0.30
MySQL=5.0.20
MySQL=5.0.1
MySQL=5.0.4
MySQL=5.0.82
MySQL=5.0.36
MySQL=5.0.16
MySQL=5.0.45b
MySQL=5.0.50
MySQL=5.0.51
MySQL=5.0.0-alpha
MySQL=5.0.3-beta
MySQL=5.0.6
MySQL=5.0.11
MySQL=5.0.12
MySQL=5.0.13
MySQL=5.0.14
MySQL=5.0.18
MySQL=5.0.19
MySQL=5.0.21
MySQL=5.0.22
MySQL=5.0.23
MySQL=5.0.25
MySQL=5.0.26
MySQL=5.0.27
MySQL=5.0.30-sp1
MySQL=5.0.32
MySQL=5.0.33
MySQL=5.0.37
MySQL=5.0.38
MySQL=5.0.41
MySQL=5.0.42
MySQL=5.0.45
MySQL=5.0.52
MySQL=5.0.7
MySQL=5.0.8
MySQL=5.0.67
MySQL=5.0.75
MySQL=5.0.77
MySQL=5.0.81
MySQL=5.0.9
MySQL=5.0.83
MySQL=5.0.85
MySQL=5.0.86
MySQL=5.0.88
MySQL=5.0.89
MySQL=5.0.90
MySQL=5.0.91

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=640858

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2010-3838?

    CVE-2010-3838 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability that can lead to denial of service under certain circumstances.

  • How do I fix CVE-2010-3838?

    To mitigate CVE-2010-3838, upgrade your MySQL version to 5.1.51 or later.

  • What are the affected MySQL versions for CVE-2010-3838?

    CVE-2010-3838 affects MySQL versions prior to 5.1.51, including versions 5.1.5 to 5.1.50.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2010-3838?

    CVE-2010-3838 is a denial-of-service vulnerability that allows authenticated users to kill MySQL connections.

  • Who can exploit CVE-2010-3838?

    CVE-2010-3838 can be exploited by any authenticated user who can issue queries to the affected MySQL server.

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