CVE-2007-2583 EXPLOIT
4.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.3% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The in_decimal::set function in item_cmpfunc.cc in MySQL before 5.0.40, and 5.1 before 5.1.18-beta, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted IF clause that results in a divide-by-zero error and a NULL pointer dereference.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 11.31% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-05-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| debian | debian linux |
| oracle | mysql |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MySQL 5.0.x - IF Query Handling Remote Denial of Service | 2013-12-04 |
References
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=27513
- http://lists.mysql.com/commits/23685
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124295/MySQL-5.0.x-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25188
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25196
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25255
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25389
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25946
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27155
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27823
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30351
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-11.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1413
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30020
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:139
- http://www.osvdb.org/34734
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0364.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23911
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