CVE-2006-3081 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can crash the MySQL server by passing a NULL argument to the str_to_date function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-3081?
CVE-2006-3081 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mysql Mysql, published on 19 Jun 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
mysqld in MySQL 4.1.x before 4.1.18, 5.0.x before 5.0.19, and 5.1.x before 5.1.6 allows remote authorized users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a NULL second argument to the str_to_date function.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3081?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mysql Mysql, Oracle Mysql.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3081?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-3081 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3081 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-87h3-8fr8-25m3.