CVE-2010-3833 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the MySQL server by sending crafted arguments to extreme-value functions, requiring a database upgrade to fix.
- 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-2010-3833?
CVE-2010-3833 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mysql Mysql, published on 14 Jan 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.92, 5.1 before 5.1.51, and 5.5 before 5.5.6 does not properly propagate type errors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via crafted arguments to extreme-value functions such as (1) LEAST and (2) GREATEST, related to KILL_BAD_DATA and a "CREATE TABLE ... SELECT."
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3833?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mysql Mysql, Oracle Mysql.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3833?
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-2010-3833 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3833 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mysql Mysql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-75p5-8637-4fhr.