CVE-2010-3840 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in MySQL 5.1 before version 5.1.51, affecting both Oracle and MySQL distributions. An authenticated remote attacker can crash the server by providing specially crafted Well-Known Binary (WKB) data to the PolyFromWKB function, manipulating the number of line strings or points. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a low severity, with an attack vector over the network, low attack complexity, requiring authentication, and resulting in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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