Description
Buffer overflow in the open_table function in sql_base.cc in MySQL 5.0.x up to 5.0.20 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted COM_TABLE_DUMP packets with invalid length values.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 3.1 | mysql-dfsg | 4.0.24-10sarge2 | DSA-1079-1 |
| Debian 3.1 | mysql-dfsg-4.1 | 4.1.11a-4sarge3 | DSA-1073-1 |
| Debian 3.0 | mysql | 3.23.49-8.15 | DSA-1071-1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- MySQL 5.0.20 - COM_TABLE_DUMP Memory Leak/Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-1741 · remote · May 2, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 3
- DSA-1071-1 mysql - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-1073-1 mysql-dfsg-4.1 - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-1079-1 mysql-dfsg - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 20060502 MySQL COM_TABLE_DUMP Information Leakage and Arbitrary commandexecution. mailing-list
- 19929 third-party-advisory
- http://www.wisec.it/vulns.php?page=8
- DSA-1079 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2006-1633 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SA:2006:036 vendor-advisory
- 839 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2006:012 vendor-advisory
- 17780 vdb-entry
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-21.html
- 20241 third-party-advisory
- 20762 third-party-advisory
- mysql-comtabledump-bo(26232) vdb-entry
- 20333 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=365939
- 1016016 vdb-entry
- DSA-1071 vendor-advisory
- 20253 third-party-advisory
- 20457 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1073 vendor-advisory
- VU#602457 third-party-advisory