# CVE-2010-3835: Denial of service in n/a

> Authenticated users can crash the MySQL server by exploiting a logic error in temporary table expression evaluation during GROUP BY operations.

- **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:** 14 Jan 2011
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r74g-jppv-888f

## What is CVE-2010-3835?

CVE-2010-3835 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 5.1 before 5.1.51 and 5.5 before 5.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (mysqld server crash) by performing a user-variable assignment in a logical expression that is calculated and stored in a temporary table for GROUP BY, then causing the expression value to be used after the table is created, which causes the expression to be re-evaluated instead of accessing its value from the table.

Weakness: CWE-189

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3835?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Mysql Mysql, Oracle Mysql.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-3835?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-3835 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3835 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3835 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-3835 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3835 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2010-3835/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3835/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3835
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3835
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3835

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