CVE catalog
CVE-2008-3963
mysql-dfsg-5.0 - several vulnerabilities
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 6.46% · Oct 25, 2026
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. MySQL: Using an empty binary value leads to server crash This issue did not affect MySQL as supplied with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 4. The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0.32-7etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0.32-7etch3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0.32-7etch3~bpo31+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0.32-7etch4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0.32-7etch5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0.32-7etch5~bpo31+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0.32-7etch6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0.32-7etch8 | vulnerable |
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0.32-7etch10 | fixed |
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0.51a-23 | vulnerable |
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0.51a-24 | vulnerable |
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0.51a-24+lenny1~bpo40+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0.51a-24~bpo40+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0.51a-24+lenny1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | deb | 4.0 | 5.0.32-7etch10 | Not reported | DSA-1783-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | deb | 5.0 | 5.0.51a-24+lenny1 | Not reported | DSA-1783-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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