All vulnerabilities

Servers and applications

CVE-2005-0799

MySQL 4.1.9, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers with certain privileges to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a use command followed by an MS-DOS device name such as (1) LPT1 or (2) PRN.

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
15 Mar 2005
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
2.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 85% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
MySQLServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:mysql
  • Version 4.1.9

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0799
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0799