CVE-2010-3838 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published 14 Jan 2011 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Authenticated remote users can crash the MySQL server by submitting queries with mixed numeric and LONGBLOB arguments to GREATEST or LEAST functions.

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-2010-3838?

CVE-2010-3838 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 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a query that uses the (1) GREATEST or (2) LEAST function with a mixed list of numeric and LONGBLOB arguments, which is not properly handled when the function's result is "processed using an intermediate temporary table."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3838?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mysql Mysql, Oracle Mysql.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3838?

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-2010-3838 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3838 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mysql Mysql vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vp32-m2qc-fv88.