CVE-2006-1516 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 35.8% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The check_connection function in sql_parse.cc in MySQL 4.0.x up to 4.0.26, 4.1.x up to 4.1.18, and 5.0.x up to 5.0.20 allows remote attackers to read portions of memory via a username without a trailing null byte, which causes a buffer over-read.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 35.78% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-05-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mysql | mysql |
| oracle | mysql |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MySQL 4.1.18/5.0.20 - Local/Remote Information Leakage | 2006-05-02 |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/365938
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-21.html
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0011.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19929
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20002
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20073
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20076
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20223
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20241
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20253
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20333
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20424
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20625
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20762
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29847
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/840
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