Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU45452

Input validation error in mysql - CVE-2010-3833

Published: January 14, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU45452

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3833

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (server crash) via crafted arguments to extreme-value functions such as (1) LEAST and (2) GREATEST, related to KILL_BAD_DATA and a "CREATE TABLE ..

Affected software

mysql

How to mitigate CVE-2010-3833

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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