CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0836

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow vulnerability in the mysql_real_connect function in MySQL 4.x before 4.0.21 and 3.x before 3.23.49. Remote DNS servers can cause a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code via a DNS response with a large address length (h_length).

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to remotely execute arbitrary code on the MySQL server, leading to system compromise or service disruption.

Recommendation

Upgrade MySQL to version 4.0.21 or later (for 4.x branch) and 3.23.49 or later (for 3.x branch).

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the mysql_real_connect function in MySQL 4.x before 4.0.21, and 3.x before 3.23.49, allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a DNS response with a large address length (h_length).

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS