CVE catalog
CVE-2009-2446
mysql-dfsg-5.0 - arbitrary code
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 10.59% · Oct 27, 2026
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the dispatch_command function in libmysqld/sql_parse.cc in mysqld in MySQL 4.0.0 through 5.0.83 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via format string specifiers in a database name in a (1) COM_CREATE_DB or (2) COM_DROP_DB request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. MySQL: Format string vulnerability by manipulation with database instances (crash) Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-2446 The Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having low security impact, future MySQL package updates may address this flaw for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and Red Hat Application Stack 2. 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 | 5.0.32-7etch10 | 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 | 5.0.32-7etch11 | 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 | 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+lenny2~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+lenny2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | deb | 4.0 | 5.0.32-7etch11 | Not reported | DSA-1877-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | mysql-dfsg-5.0 | deb | 5.0 | 5.0.51a-24+lenny2 | Not reported | DSA-1877-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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