CVE-2010-3837 Use after free in n/a
Authenticated users can crash the MySQL server by executing a specific prepared statement involving GROUP_CONCAT and ROLLUP.
- 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-2010-3837?
CVE-2010-3837 is a medium-severity use after free 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 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a prepared statement that uses GROUP_CONCAT with the WITH ROLLUP modifier, probably triggering a use-after-free error when a copied object is modified in a way that also affects the original object.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3837?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mysql Mysql, Oracle Mysql.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3837?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2010-3837 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3837 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mysql Mysql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8rvw-f3jq-rcm7.