# CVE-2006-3469: Other in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can crash MySQL Server by passing a format string to the date_format function, causing a denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vx28-8m2j-873p

## What is CVE-2006-3469?

CVE-2006-3469 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mysql Mysql, published on 18 Jul 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Format string vulnerability in time.cc in MySQL Server 4.1 before 4.1.21 and 5.0 before 1 April 2006 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a format string instead of a date as the first parameter to the date_format function, which is later used in a formatted print call to display the error message.

Weakness: CWE-134 (Use of Externally-Controlled Format String)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3469?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Mysql Mysql, Oracle Mysql.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-3469?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2006-3469 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3469 exists.

Public exploit code:

- MySQL 4.x/5.x - Server Date_Format Denial of Service (exploitdb)

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- [CVE-2004-0627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0627/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0628/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-2446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2446/): Other in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2012-0553](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0553/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-1492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1492/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-3469 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-3469 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mysql Mysql, published on 18 Jul 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3469 exists.

Affected product: Mysql Mysql. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3469/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3469/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3469
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3469
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-3469

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