CVE-2010-3683

Oracle MySQL 5.1 < 5.1.49 and 5.5 < 5.5.5 - Authenticated Denial of Service via LOAD DATA INFILE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-3683. PoCs published by Elena Stepanova.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in MySQL by creating a table and attempting to load data from a non-existent file, causing the database to crash. The issue affects versions prior to MySQL 5.1.49.

Description

Oracle MySQL 5.1 before 5.1.49 and 5.5 before 5.5.5 sends an OK packet when a LOAD DATA INFILE request generates SQL errors, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (mysqld daemon crash) via a crafted request.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Elena Stepanova · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34510

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in MySQL by creating a table and attempting to load data from a non-existent file, causing the database to crash. The issue affects versions prior to MySQL 5.1.49.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: MySQL prior to 5.1.49
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to a MySQL server with sufficient privileges to create tables and execute LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (17)

Core 17
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1017-1
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/news-5-5-5.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:012
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=52512
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0164.html
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0170
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
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:155
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42936
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628698
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42625
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64683
Exploit, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/28/10

Scores

EPSS 0.1223
EPSS Percentile 95.7%

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