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CVE-2008-3963: mysql

Modified
Published 10-09-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3963 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) vulnerability in mysql. EPSS estimates a 6.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.46%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3
DSA-1783-1RHSA-2009:1067RHSA-2009:1289

Timeline

  1. 10-09-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.66, 5.1 before 5.1.26, and 6.0 before 6.0.6 does not properly handle a b'' (b single-quote single-quote) token, aka an empty bit-string literal, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by using this token in a SQL statement.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 6.46% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    MySQL 6.0.4 - Empty Binary String Literal Remote Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Mysql1 product
  • mysql5.0.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.0.2 | 5.0.3 | 5.0.4 | 5.0.5 | 5.0.5.0.21 | 5.0.10 | 5.0.15 | 5.0.16 | 5.0.17 | 5.0.20 | 5.0.22.1.0.1 | 5.0.24 | 5.0.30 | 5.0.36 | 5.0.44 | 5.0.54 | 5.0.56 | 5.0.60 | 5.1.5 | 5.1.23
Oracle1 product
  • mysqlEOL5.0.0:alpha | 5.0.6 | 5.0.23 | 5.0.25 | 5.0.26 | 5.0.30:sp1 | 5.0.32 | 5.0.33 | 5.0.38 | 5.0.41 | 5.0.42 | 5.0.45 | 5.0.50 | 5.0.51 | 5.0.52 | 5.1 | 5.1.1 | 5.1.2 | 5.1.3 | 5.1.4 | 5.1.6 | 5.1.7 | 5.1.8 | 5.1.9 | 5.1.10 | 5.1.11 | 5.1.12 | 5.1.13 | 5.1.14 | 5.1.15 | 5.1.16 | 5.1.17 | 5.1.18 | 5.1.19 | 5.1.20 | 5.1.21 | 5.1.22 | 6.0.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.2 | 6.0.3 | 6.0.4

2 vendors · 2 products

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