CVE-2008-3963
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.66, 5.1 before 5.1.26, and 6.0 before 6.0.6 does not properly handle a b'' (b single-quote single-quote) token, aka an empty bit-string literal, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by using this token in a SQL statement.
Find out more about CVE-2008-3963 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect MySQL as supplied with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 4.
This issue was addressed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Application Stack v2
https://rhn.redhat.com/cve/CVE-2008-3963.html
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (mysql) | RHSA-2009:1289 | 2009-09-02 |
| Red Hat Application Stack v2 for Enterprise Linux (v.5) | RHSA-2009:1067 | 2009-05-26 |
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