MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2006-3081

Mysql vulnerability

CVSS
4.0
EPSS
24.0%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
mysqld in MySQL 4.1.x before 4.1.18, 5.0.x before 5.0.19, and 5.1.x before 5.1.6 allows remote authorized users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a NULL second argument to the str_to_date function.
Affected vendor
Mysql
Affected product
Mysql
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
2006-06-19

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 24.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

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  • Confirm whether Mysql Mysql is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-3081.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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