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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-3679

Oracle MySQL 5.1 before 5.1.49 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (mysqld daemon crash) via certain arguments to the BINLOG command, which triggers an access of uninitialized memory, as demonstrated by valgrind.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 4.0EPSS 12.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.2%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Oracle MySQL 5.1 before 5.1.49 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (mysqld daemon crash) via certain arguments to the BINLOG command, which triggers an access of uninitialized memory, as demonstrated by valgrind.

CVSS 2.0
4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
12.23% probability · 96th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 20 August 2010
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-399
Affected
mysql/mysql · oracle/mysql
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%8%15%26 October 2026: 12.23%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 12.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-34521source ↗Oracle MySQL < 5.1.49 - Malformed 'BINLOG' Arguments Denial of Servicelinux · Shane Besterdos20 August 2010yes

References

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