CVE-2009-4019
mysqld in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.88 and 5.1.x before 5.1.41 does not (1) properly handle errors during execution of certain SELECT…
- 4.0MediumCVSS base score
- 16.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
mysqld in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.88 and 5.1.x before 5.1.41 does not (1) properly handle errors during execution of certain SELECT statements with subqueries, and does not (2) preserve certain null_value flags during execution of statements that use the GeomFromWKB function, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted statement.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
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Exploit-DB2 entries
- MySQL 6.0.9 - SELECT Statement WHERE Clause Sub-query Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 33397dos, linuxpublished 23 Nov 2009Verified
- MySQL 6.0.9 - 'GeomFromWKB()' Function First Argument Geometry Value Handling Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 33398dos, linuxpublished 23 Nov 2009Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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- 10 days later
· 10 days later
Published
- 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 | Medium4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 16.3% · top 3.0% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References22
- 38573 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.mysql.com/48291 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-1397-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091123 Re: CVE Request - MySQL - 5.0.88 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 38517 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0109 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1107 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-12180 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- USN-897-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2010:011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=540906 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-41.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-88.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11349 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091121 CVE Request - MySQL - 5.0.88 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 37717 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091121 Re: CVE Request - MySQL - 5.0.88 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://bugs.mysql.com/47780 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8500 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- DSA-1997 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_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-2009-3990 (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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