CVE-2006-1516
N/A
Published: May 5, 2006 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsMySQL ServerMySQL
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 36%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
4.0.04.0.14.0.104.0.114.0.11 gamma4.0.124.0.134.0.144.0.154.0.164.0.174.0.184.0.194.0.24.0.204.0.214.0.234.0.244.0.254.0.264.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.5a4.0.64.0.74.0.7 gamma4.0.84.0.8 gamma4.0.94.0.9 gamma4.1.0 alpha4.1.114.1.164.1.174.1.184.1.2 alpha4.1.3 beta4.1.44.1.54.1.64.1.74.1.95.0.0 alpha5.0.115.0.125.0.135.0.145.0.185.0.3 beta5.0.65.0.75.0.85.0.9
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (42)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-21.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0011.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/19929Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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