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TI-2008-03802 Aliases CVE-2008-3963GHSA-hp64-jg7m-f9mq

MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.66, 5.1 before 5.1.26, and 6.0 before 6.0.6 does not properly handle…

Priority LOW 28CWE-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

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06465 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

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 · 64

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerableMysql
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: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:5.0.5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*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:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 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
  • 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:5.0.5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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
Show 54 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.17VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.20VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.22.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.22.1.0.1VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.24VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.30VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.36VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.44VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.54VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.56VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.60VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.5VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.23VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 alphaVulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.6VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.23VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.25VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.26VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.30:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.30 sp1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.32VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.33VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.38VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.41VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.42VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.45VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.50VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.51VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.52VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.2VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.4VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.6VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.7VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.8VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.9VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.10VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.11VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.12VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.13VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.14VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.15VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.16VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.17VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.18VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.19VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.20VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.21VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.22VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.2VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.4VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.17 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.20 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.22.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.22.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.24 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.30 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.36 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.44 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.54 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.56 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.60 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.5 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.23 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 alpha Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.6 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.23 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.25 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.26 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.30:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.30 sp1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.32 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.33 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.38 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.41 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.42 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.45 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.50 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.51 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.52 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.6 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.7 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.8 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.9 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.10 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.11 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.12 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.13 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.14 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.15 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.16 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.17 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.18 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.19 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.20 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.21 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.22 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2009:1289 Released 2009-09-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    mysql security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) mysql-5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-5.0.77-3.el5.i386, mysql-5.0.77-3.el5.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) mysql-5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-5.0.77-3.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) mysql-5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-bench-5.0.77-3.el5, mysql-bench-5.0.77-3.el5.i386 +6
  • RHSA-2009:1067 Released 2009-05-26 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Application Stack v2.3 security and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Application Stack v2 for Enterprise Linux (v.5) httpd-2.2.11-2.el5s2, httpd-2.2.11-2.el5s2.i386, httpd-devel-2.2.11-2.el5s2 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:1289
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1289
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1289

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3963
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hp64-jg7m-f9mq

References

Patch 1

Advisory 7

Other 8

Sources

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