4 - CVE-2008-3963

Executive Summary

This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.

Informations
Name	CVE-2008-3963	First vendor Publication	2008-09-10
Vendor	Cve	Last vendor Modification	2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score	NA
Base Score	NA	Environmental Score	NA
impact SubScore	NA	Temporal Score	NA
Exploitabality Sub Score	NA

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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score	4	Attack Range	Network
Cvss Impact Score	2.9	Attack Complexity	Low
Cvss Expoit Score	8	Authentication	Requires single instance
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Detail

MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.66, 5.1 before 5.1.26, and 6.0 before 6.0.6 does not properly handle a b'' (b single-quote single-quote) token, aka an empty bit-string literal, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by using this token in a SQL statement.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3963

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

%	Id	Name
100 %	CWE-134	Uncontrolled Format String (CWE/SANS Top 25)

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10521

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10521
Title:	MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.66, 5.1 before 5.1.26, and 6.0 before 6.0.6 does not properly handle a b'' (b single-quote single-quote) token, aka an empty bit-string literal, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by using this token in a SQL statement.
Description:	MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.66, 5.1 before 5.1.26, and 6.0 before 6.0.6 does not properly handle a b'' (b single-quote single-quote) token, aka an empty bit-string literal, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by using this token in a SQL statement.
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2008-3963	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
RHEL5, CentOS5 or Oracle Linux 5 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 AND CentOS Linux 5.x AND Oracle Linux 5.x AND Configuration section mysql is earlier than 0:5.0.77-3.el5 AND mysql-devel is earlier than 0:5.0.77-3.el5 AND mysql-test is earlier than 0:5.0.77-3.el5 AND mysql-bench is earlier than 0:5.0.77-3.el5 AND mysql-server is earlier than 0:5.0.77-3.el5

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16963

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16963
Title:	USN-671-1 -- mysql-dfsg-5.0 vulnerabilities
Description:	It was discovered that MySQL could be made to overwrite existing table files in the data directory.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	USN-671-1 CVE-2008-2079 CVE-2008-4097 CVE-2008-4098 CVE-2008-3963	Version:	7
Platform(s):	Ubuntu 6.06 Ubuntu 7.10 Ubuntu 8.04	Product(s):	mysql-dfsg-5.0
Definition Synopsis:
Release section Ubuntu 6.06 is installed AND mysql-server-5.0 DPKG is earlier than 5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.11 AND Release section Ubuntu 7.10 is installed AND mysql-server-5.0 DPKG is earlier than 5.0.45-1ubuntu3.4 AND Release section Ubuntu 8.04 is installed AND mysql-server-5.0 DPKG is earlier than 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Type	Description	Count
Application	Mysql cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.5.0.21:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.22.1.0.1:::::::*	2
Application	Oracle Mysql cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.5:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.23:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.22:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.21:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.20:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.19:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.60:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.56:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.54:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.52:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.51:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.50:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.5:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.45:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.44:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.42:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.41:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.4:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.38:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.36:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.33:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.32:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.30:sp1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.30:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.3:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.26:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.25:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.24:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.23:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.20:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.2:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.17:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.16:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.15:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.10:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.1:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.0:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.0:alpha::::::	62

OpenVAS Exploits

Date	Description
2012-03-16	Name : Ubuntu Update for mysql-5.1 USN-1397-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1397_1.nasl
2012-02-12	Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201201-02 (MySQL) File : nvt/glsa_201201_02.nasl
2011-08-09	Name : CentOS Update for mysql CESA-2009:1289 centos5 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_1289_mysql_centos5_i386.nasl
2009-12-10	Name : Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:326 (mysql) File : nvt/mdksa_2009_326.nasl
2009-10-13	Name : SLES10: Security update for MySQL File : nvt/sles10_mysql0.nasl
2009-09-21	Name : CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:1289 (mysql) File : nvt/ovcesa2009_1289.nasl
2009-09-09	Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1289 File : nvt/RHSA_2009_1289.nasl
2009-06-05	Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1067 File : nvt/RHSA_2009_1067.nasl
2009-06-05	Name : Ubuntu USN-763-1 (xine-lib) File : nvt/ubuntu_763_1.nasl
2009-04-28	Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:094 (mysql) File : nvt/mdksa_2009_094.nasl
2009-03-23	Name : Ubuntu Update for mysql-dfsg-5.0 vulnerabilities USN-671-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_671_1.nasl
2009-01-20	Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:001 (OpenSuSE 11.1) File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_001.nasl
2009-01-20	Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:001 (OpenSuSE 11.0) File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_001a.nasl
2009-01-20	Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:001 (OpenSuSE 10.3) File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_001b.nasl
2009-01-13	Name : FreeBSD Ports: mysql-server File : nvt/freebsd_mysql-server16.nasl
2008-09-25	Name : MySQL Empty Bit-String Literal Denial of Service Vulnerability File : nvt/secpod_mysql_dos_vuln_900221.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id	Description
48021	MySQL Empty Bit-String Literal Token SQL Statement DoS

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date	Description
2013-01-24	Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2009-1289.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01	Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20090902_mysql_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-03-13	Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-1397-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-01-06	Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201201-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-06	Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2009-1289.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-12-08	Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-326.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_libmysqlclient-devel-080919.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-30	Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1783.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23	Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-671-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23	Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-094.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-01-12	Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_66a770b4e00811dda7650030843d3802.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-21	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_libmysqlclient-devel-5619.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-01	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_mysql-5613.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-13	Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_mysql-5618.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-11	Name : The remote database server is susceptible to a denial of service attack. File : mysql_es_5_0_66.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-11	Name : The remote database server is susceptible to a denial of service attack. File : mysql_6_0_6.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-11	Name : The remote database server is susceptible to a denial of service attack. File : mysql_5_1_26.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-11	Name : The remote database server is affected by several issues. File : mysql_5_0_67.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=35658
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-66.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-26.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-6.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31769
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
http://secunia.com/advisories/32769
http://secunia.com/advisories/34907
http://secunia.com/advisories/36566
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1783
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/7
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1067.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020858
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-671-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2554
https://bugs.gentoo.org/237166
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45042
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...

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2022-10-11 12:07:34	Multiple Updates
2022-10-11 01:02:28	Multiple Updates
2021-05-04 12:08:00	Multiple Updates
2021-04-22 01:08:21	Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 00:22:13	Multiple Updates
2018-01-05 09:23:04	Multiple Updates
2017-09-29 09:23:42	Multiple Updates
2017-08-08 09:24:21	Multiple Updates
2016-04-26 17:48:17	Multiple Updates
2014-02-17 10:46:25	Multiple Updates
2013-05-11 00:25:29	Multiple Updates
2013-01-23 13:21:38	Multiple Updates
2012-11-07 00:17:54	Multiple Updates

Global Informations

Type	Count
CWE ID(s)	1
Oval ID(s)	2
CPE ID(s)	64
Sources(s)	23
osvdb(s)	1
Openvas Exploit(s)	16
Nessus® Exploit(s)	18

	Related
8.5	USN-1397-1
8.5	RHSA-2009:1289
8.5	MDVSA-2009:326
8.5	GLSA-201201-02
7.5	RHSA-2009:1067
4.6	USN-671-1
4.6	MDVSA-2009:094
4	DSA-1783
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