MEDIUM
MySQL: Using an empty binary value leads to server crash
Published Sep 10, 2008
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.46%
Description
MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.66, 5.1 before 5.1.26, and 6.0 before 6.0.6 does not properly handle a b'' (b single-quote single-quote) token, aka an empty bit-string literal, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by using this token in a SQL statement.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.3
- 5.0.4
- 5.0.5
- 5.0.5.0.21
- 5.0.10
- 5.0.15
- 5.0.16
- 5.0.17
- 5.0.20
- 5.0.22.1.0.1
- 5.0.24
- 5.0.30
- 5.0.36
- 5.0.44
- 5.0.54
- 5.0.56
- 5.0.60
- 5.1.5
- 5.1.23
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.6
- 5.0.23
- 5.0.25
- 5.0.26
- 5.0.30
- 5.0.32
- 5.0.33
- 5.0.38
- 5.0.41
- 5.0.42
- 5.0.45
- 5.0.50
- 5.0.51
- 5.0.52
- 5.1
- 5.1.1
- 5.1.2
- 5.1.3
- 5.1.4
- 5.1.6
- 5.1.7
- 5.1.8
- 5.1.9
- 5.1.10
- 5.1.11
- 5.1.12
- 5.1.13
- 5.1.14
- 5.1.15
- 5.1.16
- 5.1.17
- 5.1.18
- 5.1.19
- 5.1.20
- 5.1.21
- 5.1.22
- 6.0.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.3
- 6.0.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mysql-0:5.0.77-3.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1289
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mysql-0:5.0.77-3.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1289 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect MySQL as supplied with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 4.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.46% 0.06465
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06465
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.46% (0.06465) | 93.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.80% (0.06803) | 93.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 5.59% (0.05591) | 90.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 12.05% (0.12053) | 93.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 5.59% (0.05591) | 89.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 12.05% (0.12053) | 93.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 5.59% (0.05591) | 89.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 12.05% (0.12053) | 93.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.59% (0.05591) | 89.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.27% (0.10272) | 88.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.59% (0.05591) | 89.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.62% (0.05619) | 93.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2024 | 5.62% (0.05619) | 93.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 6.37% (0.06369) | 92.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 4.79% (0.04793) | 91.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | 6.02% (0.06022) | 92.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2023 | 4.60% (0.04601) | 91.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2023 | 4.73% (0.04733) | 91.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.46% (0.05463) | 91.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 10.86% (0.10859) | 94.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.86% (0.10859) | 94.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.86% (0.10859) | 88.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (27)
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=35658 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-66.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-26.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-6.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31769 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32769 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34907 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36566 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1783 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1067.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020858 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2554 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3963 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/237166 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462071 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45042 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3963
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10521 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3963
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 10, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 9, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3963
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a