CVE-2009-4019 EXPLOIT
4.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16.3% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
mysqld in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.88 and 5.1.x before 5.1.41 does not (1) properly handle errors during execution of certain SELECT statements with subqueries, and does not (2) preserve certain null_value flags during execution of statements that use the GeomFromWKB function, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted statement.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 16.26% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-11-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mysql | mysql |
| oracle | mysql |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MySQL 6.0.9 - SELECT Statement WHERE Clause Sub-query Denial of Service | 2009-11-23 |
| exploit-db | MySQL 6.0.9 - 'GeomFromWKB()' Function First Argument Geometry Value Handling Denial of Service | 2009-11-23 |
References
- http://bugs.mysql.com/47780
- http://bugs.mysql.com/48291
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-88.html
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-41.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125881733826437&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125883754215621&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125901161824278&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37717
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38517
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38573
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1997
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0109.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=540906
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11349
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