CVE-2010-3840
The Gis_line_string::init_from_wkb function in sql/spatial.cc in MySQL 5.1 before 5.1.51 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) by calling the PolyFromWKB function with Well-Known Binary (WKB) data containing a…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Gis_line_string::init_from_wkb function in sql/spatial.cc in MySQL 5.1 before 5.1.51 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) by calling the PolyFromWKB function with Well-Known Binary (WKB) data containing a crafted number of (1) line strings or (2) line points.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.39% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mysql/mysql · oracle/mysql
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=51875Patch
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-51.html
- http://lists.mysql.com/commits/117094Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42875Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42936Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2143
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:222
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:223
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0824.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0825.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0164.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43676
- http://www.turbolinux.co.jp/security/2011/TLSA-2011-3j.txt
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1017-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0105Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0170Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0345Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=640865Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64838
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=51875Patch
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-51.html
- http://lists.mysql.com/commits/117094Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42875Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42936Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2143
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:222
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:223
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0824.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0825.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.