Servers and applications
CVE-2006-3486
Off-by-one buffer overflow in the Instance_options::complete_initialization function in instance_options.cc in the Instance Manager in MySQL before 5.0.23 and 5.1 before 5.1.12 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers the overflow when the convert_dirname function is called. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue via…
- Severity
- Low 2.1
- Published
- 10 Jul 2006
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 21 Oct 2026
- Exploit chance
- 0.7% in the next 30 daysHigher than 51% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Attack
- Needs local access · No login needed
- Attacker can
- Slow it down
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Sources
- NVD
Description
Off-by-one buffer overflow in the Instance_options::complete_initialization function in instance_options.cc in the Instance Manager in MySQL before 5.0.23 and 5.1 before 5.1.12 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers the overflow when the convert_dirname function is called. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue via e-mail to CVE, saying that it is only exploitable when the user has access to the configuration file or the Instance Manager daemon. Due to intended functionality, this level of access would already allow the user to disrupt program operation, so this does not cross security boundaries and is not a vulnerability
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
MySQLServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:mysql |
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