CVE-2006-1518 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 38.4% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the open_table function in sql_base.cc in MySQL 5.0.x up to 5.0.20 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted COM_TABLE_DUMP packets with invalid length values.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 38.37% — more likely to be exploited than 99% 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 5.0.20 - COM_TABLE_DUMP Memory Leak/Remote Buffer Overflow | 2006-05-02 |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=365939
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-21.html
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0011.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19929
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20241
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20253
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20333
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20762
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/839
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016016
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1071
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1073
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1079
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/602457
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432734/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17780
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1633
- http://www.wisec.it/vulns.php?page=8
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