10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2004-0836
MySQL DNS Address Length Overflow Denial of Service and Execution of Arbitrary Code
Description

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).

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 3, 2004, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 17, 2019, 5:11 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2004-0836 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Oracle mysql
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2004-0836.

URL Resource
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=4017 Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000892 Broken Link
http://lists.mysql.com/internals/14726 Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110140517515735&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/12305/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-018.shtml Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-562 Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-22.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-597.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-611.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10981 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0054/ Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17047 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2004-0836 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2004-0836 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 from (excluding) 4.0.21 OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 from (excluding) 4.0.21
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.20 from (excluding) 3.23.49 OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.20 from (excluding) 3.23.49
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-562 Patch http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-562 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17047 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17047 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000892 No Types Assigned http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000892 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110140517515735&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110140517515735&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-018.shtml No Types Assigned http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-018.shtml Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-22.xml No Types Assigned http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-22.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10981 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10981 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.mysql.com/internals/14726 No Types Assigned http://lists.mysql.com/internals/14726 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=4017 No Types Assigned http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=4017 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/12305/ Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/12305/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.23.49 *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.0.21 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.20 up to (excluding) 3.23.49 *cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (excluding) 4.0.21
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/17047 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17047 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=110140517515735&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110140517515735&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.87 }} 0.19%

score

0.82153

percentile

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