CVE-2010-3676

Oracle MySQL 5.1 - Authenticated Denial of Service via InnoDB Configuration Parameter Modification

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-3676. PoCs published by Elena Stepanova.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a DoS vulnerability in MySQL prior to version 5.1.49. The issue involves a specific SQL query that can crash the database, but no functional exploit code is provided.

Description

storage/innobase/dict/dict0crea.c in mysqld in Oracle MySQL 5.1 before 5.1.49 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) by modifying the (1) innodb_file_format or (2) innodb_file_per_table configuration parameters for the InnoDB storage engine, then executing a DDL statement.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Elena Stepanova · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34522

This is a writeup describing a DoS vulnerability in MySQL prior to version 5.1.49. The issue involves a specific SQL query that can crash the database, but no functional exploit code is provided.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: MySQL < 5.1.49
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to execute SQL queries on the target MySQL server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:012
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=55039
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64689
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0133
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-49.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42643
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/28/10

Scores

EPSS 0.0947
EPSS Percentile 94.8%

Details

Status published
Products (48)
mysql/mysql 5.1.5
mysql/mysql 5.1.23
mysql/mysql 5.1.31
mysql/mysql 5.1.32
mysql/mysql 5.1.34
mysql/mysql 5.1.37
oracle/mysql 5.1
oracle/mysql 5.1.1
oracle/mysql 5.1.2
oracle/mysql 5.1.3
... and 38 more
Published Jan 11, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026