VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-2446

CVSS score8.5 HIGH
EPSS probability10.59%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-07-13
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Primary references