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medium 5.0

CVE-2006-1516 json

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 attacke…

published 2006-05-05 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-1520

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
36.4%
EPSS 36.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • mysql RHEL 4 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1
  • mysql-bench RHEL 4 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1
  • mysql-server RHEL 4 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2006:0544

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2006-1516 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 mysql 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-bench 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-server 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 mysql 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-bench 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-server 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 mysql 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-bench 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-server 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 mysql 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-bench 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1, mysql-server 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0544

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-1742)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

36.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-1742 MySQL 4.1.18/5.0.20 - Local/Remote Information Leakage remote, 2006-05-02

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

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References

Sources

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