CVE-2011-5049 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.3% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
MySQL 5.5.8, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted packet to TCP port 3306.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.28% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-01-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MySQL 5.5.8 - Remote Denial of Service | 2011-12-24 |
References
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