CVE-2006-1517

Mysql vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

5.0%

EPSS pct

91th

Exploited

No known

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 obtain sensitive information via a COM_TABLE_DUMP request with an incorrect packet length, which includes portions of memory in an error message.

Affected vendor

Mysql

Affected product

Mysql

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Published

2006-05-05

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 5.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

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