CVE-2010-3840

Mysql vulnerability

CVSS

4.0

EPSS

3.4%

EPSS pct

88th

Exploited

No known

The Gis_line_string::init_from_wkb function in sql/spatial.cc in MySQL 5.1 before 5.1.51 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) by calling the PolyFromWKB function with Well-Known Binary (WKB) data containing a crafted number of (1) line strings or (2) line points.

Affected vendor

Mysql

Affected product

Mysql

CVSS vector

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

Published

2011-01-14

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 3.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

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