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TI-2006-01468 Aliases CVE-2006-1516GHSA-8q78-357r-r6m7

The check_connection function in sql_parse.cc in MySQL 4.0.x up to 4.0.26, 4.1.x up to…

Priority MEDIUM 49Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The check_connection function in sql_parse.cc in MySQL 4.0.x up to 4.0.26, 4.1.x up to 4.1.18, and 5.0.x up to 5.0.20 allows remote attackers to read portions of memory via a username without a trailing null byte, which causes a buffer over-read.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.36352 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 71

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.3VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.8VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.10VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.12VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.13VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.14VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.15VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.2VulnerableMysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.8 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.10 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.12 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.13 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.14 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.15 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mysql
Show 61 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.3VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.4VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.5VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.10VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.15VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.16VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.17VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.5VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.5aVulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.6VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.7VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.7:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.7 gammaVulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.8VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.8:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.8 gammaVulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.9VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.9:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.9 gammaVulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.10VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.11VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.11:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.11 gammaVulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.12VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.13VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.14VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.15VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.16VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.17VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.18VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.19VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.20VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.21VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.23VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.24VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.25VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.26VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0 alphaVulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.2 alphaVulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.3 betaVulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.4VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.5VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.6VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.7VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.9VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.11VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.16VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.17VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.18VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 alphaVulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.3 betaVulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.6VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.7VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.8VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.9VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.11VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.12VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.13VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.14VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.18VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.10 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.15 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.16 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.17 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5a Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.7:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 gamma Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.8 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.8:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.8 gamma Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.9 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.9:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.9 gamma Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.10 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.11 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.11:gamma:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.11 gamma Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.12 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.13 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.14 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.15 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.16 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.17 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.18 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.19 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.20 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.21 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.23 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.24 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.25 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.26 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 alpha Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 alpha Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 beta Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.6 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.7 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.9 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.11 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.16 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.17 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.18 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 alpha Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 beta Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.6 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.7 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.8 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.9 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.11 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.12 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.13 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.14 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.18 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2006:0544 Released 2006-06-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    mysql security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 mysql-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1.i386, mysql-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 mysql-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1.i386, mysql-bench-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 mysql-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1.i386, mysql-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 mysql-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1.i386, mysql-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1.ia64 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0544

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1516
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8q78-357r-r6m7

References

Patch 2

Advisory 15

Other 6

Sources

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