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CVE-2004-0836 (GCVE-0-2004-0836)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2004-10-16 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 00:31
VLAI
Summary
Buffer overflow in the mysql_real_connect function in MySQL 4.x before 4.0.21, and 3.x before 3.23.49, allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a DNS response with a large address length (h_length).
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10981 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110140517515735&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/12305/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
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http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-018.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-20041… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0054/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
http://lists.mysql.com/internals/14726 x_refsource_MISC
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=4017 x_refsource_MISC
Date Public
2004-10-11 00:00
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      "current_release_date": "2026-06-28T12:03:07+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2004-0836",
      "id": "CVE-2004-0836",
      "initial_release_date": "2004-06-04T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:fixed": "5",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "security flaw",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2004/cve-2004-0836.json",
      "version": "3"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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