CVE-2008-3963 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in MySQL versions 5.0.66, 5.1.26, and 6.0.6 and earlier. Remote authenticated attackers can crash the MySQL daemon by including an empty bit-string literal (b'') in a SQL statement. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a low severity with network access, low attack complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-32348) exists for MySQL 6.0.4, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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