CVE-2009-2446 Information

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.

Reference

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-07/0058.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html http://secunia.com/advisories/35767 http://secunia.com/advisories/36566 http://secunia.com/advisories/38517 http://securitytracker.com/id?1022533 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:179 http://www.osvdb.org/55734 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0110.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504799/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35609 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1857 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51614 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A11857