{
    "id": "CVE-2006-1516",
    "published": "2006-05-05 12:46:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:23:06",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.35777",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98416",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:15:02",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "mysql",
            "product": "mysql"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "oracle",
            "product": "mysql"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "1742",
            "title": "MySQL 4.1.18/5.0.20 - Local/Remote Information Leakage",
            "date": "2006-05-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1742"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1016017",
        "http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.599377",
        "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-236703-1",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1071",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1073"
    ]
}