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TI-2006-03361 Aliases CVE-2006-3469GHSA-vx28-8m2j-873p

Format string vulnerability in time.cc in MySQL Server 4.1 before 4.1.21 and 5.0 before 1…

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-134Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Format string vulnerability in time.cc in MySQL Server 4.1 before 4.1.21 and 5.0 before 1 April 2006 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a format string instead of a date as the first parameter to the date_format function, which is later used in a formatted print call to display the error message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.31056 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 · 25

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.8VulnerableMysql
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:5.0.5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.5.0.21VulnerableMysql
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:mysql:mysql:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.8 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:5.0.5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5.0.21 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
Show 15 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:4.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.18VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.19VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.20VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.6VulnerableOracle
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:5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.18VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.19VulnerableOracle
  • 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:4.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.18 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.19 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.20 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.6 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.18 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.19 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0768 Released 2008-07-24 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    mysql security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 mysql-4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-4.1.22-2.el4.i386, mysql-4.1.22-2.el4.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 mysql-4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-4.1.22-2.el4.i386, mysql-bench-4.1.22-2.el4 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 mysql-4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-4.1.22-2.el4.i386, mysql-4.1.22-2.el4.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 mysql-4.1.22-2.el4, mysql-4.1.22-2.el4.i386, mysql-4.1.22-2.el4.ia64 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0768
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0768
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0768
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0768

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3469
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vx28-8m2j-873p

References

Patch 1

Advisory 6

Other 5

Sources

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