CVE-2006-3469

MySQL Server 4.1 < 4.1.21 and 5.0 < 1 April 2006 - Authenticated Denial of Service via date_format Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-3469. PoCs published by Christian Hammers.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in MySQL by executing a malformed SQL statement that crashes the server. It requires valid credentials to execute arbitrary SQL statements.

Description

Format string vulnerability in time.cc in MySQL Server 4.1 before 4.1.21 and 5.0 before 1 April 2006 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a format string instead of a date as the first parameter to the date_format function, which is later used in a formatted print call to display the error message.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Christian Hammers · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28234

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in MySQL by executing a malformed SQL statement that crashes the server. It requires valid credentials to execute arbitrary SQL statements.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: MySQL versions prior to 4.1.18, 5.0.19, and 5.1.6
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid credentials to connect to the MySQL server · Ability to execute arbitrary SQL statements
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (17)

Core 17
Core References
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0768.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-09.xml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19032
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31226
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-321-1
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21147
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21366
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=20729
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9827
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-21.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1112
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479

Scores

EPSS 0.2681
EPSS Percentile 97.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-134
Status published
Products (25)
mysql/mysql 4.1.8
mysql/mysql 4.1.12
mysql/mysql 4.1.13
mysql/mysql 4.1.14
mysql/mysql 4.1.15
mysql/mysql 5.0.5.0.21
mysql/mysql 5.0.10
mysql/mysql 5.0.15
mysql/mysql 5.0.16
mysql/mysql 5.0.17
... and 15 more
Published Jul 21, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026