mysql: geometry query crashes mysqld (CPU July 2013)
Published Mar 28, 2013
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 18.68%
Description
MariaDB 5.5.x before 5.5.30, 5.3.x before 5.3.13, 5.2.x before 5.2.15, and 5.1.x before 5.1.68, and Oracle MySQL 5.1.69 and earlier, 5.5.31 and earlier, and 5.6.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted geometry feature that specifies a large number of points, which is not properly handled when processing the binary representation of this feature, related to a numeric calculation error.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
- 5
- 6.0
Configuration 4
Configuration 5
- 7.0
Configuration 6
- 10.04
- 12.04
- 12.10
- 13.04
Configuration 7
- 11.4
- 12.2
- 12.3
- 11
- 11
- 11
- 11
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mysql-0:5.1.71-1.el6
Fixed · RHBA-2013:1647
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mysql
Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mysql51-mysql
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mysql-0:5.1.71-1.el6 | Fixed | RHBA-2013:1647 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mysql | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mysql51-mysql | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue was addressed in the package mysql55-mysql as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via RHEA-2013:1330. This issue was addressed in the package mysql as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 via RHBA-2013:1647.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
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 (30 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 18.68% (0.18675) | 97.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18.68% (0.18675) | 96.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 20.76% (0.20756) | 95.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 19, 2025 | 37.70% (0.37696) | 97.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 39.41% (0.39414) | 97.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 37.22% (0.37223) | 96.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 5, 2025 | 39.41% (0.39414) | 97.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 56.26% (0.56260) | 98.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 54.14% (0.54136) | 97.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 43.73% (0.43728) | 97.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 12, 2025 | 45.96% (0.45963) | 97.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 49.13% (0.49125) | 97.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 41.27% (0.41270) | 96.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 49.13% (0.49125) | 97.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 40.37% (0.40371) | 97.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 88.53% (0.88530) | 98.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 90.07% (0.90073) | 98.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2024 | 94.25% (0.94253) | 99.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 14, 2023 | 94.94% (0.94935) | 99.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 21, 2023 | 95.25% (0.95251) | 99.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 95.54% (0.95538) | 99.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2023 | 95.93% (0.95927) | 99.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2023 | 96.25% (0.96248) | 99.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.51% (0.96509) | 99.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 19.17% (0.19167) | 96.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 7, 2022 | 19.17% (0.19167) | 96.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 30, 2022 | 20.33% (0.20333) | 96.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | 21.83% (0.21834) | 96.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 15.65% (0.15648) | 95.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.65% (0.15648) | 92.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1861
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