CVE-2009-2446
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the dispatch_command function in libmysqld/sql_parse.cc in mysqld in MySQL 4.0.0 through 5.0.83…
- 8.5HighCVSS base score
- 10.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the dispatch_command function in libmysqld/sql_parse.cc in mysqld in MySQL 4.0.0 through 5.0.83 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via format string specifiers in a database name in a (1) COM_CREATE_DB or (2) COM_DROP_DB request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- MySQL 5.0.75 - 'sql_parse.cc' Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 33077dos, linuxpublished 8 Jun 2009Verified
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- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High8.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.6% · top 4.2% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References18
- USN-1397-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 20090708 MySQL <= 5.0.45 post auth format string vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20090708 MySQL <= 5.0.45 post auth format string vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 38517 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-897-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1289 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 1022533 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 55734 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11857 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1857 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- mysql-dispatchcommand-format-string(51614) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:179 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 35609 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0110 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 35767 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 36566 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-2441 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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