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CVE-2010-3838

MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.92, 5.1 before 5.1.51, and 5.5 before 5.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a query that uses the (1) GREATEST or (2) LEAST function with a mixed list of numeric and LONGBLOB arguments, which is not properly handled when the function's result is "processed using an intermediate temporary table."

Severity
Medium 4.0
Published
14 Jan 2011
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
3.4% in the next 30 daysHigher than 88% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · Needs a login
Attacker can
Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
MySQLServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:mysql
  • Version 5.5.5
  • Version 5.5.4
  • Version 5.5.3
  • Version 5.5.2
All 99 release lines
  • Version 5.0.0-alpha
  • Version 5.0.3-beta
  • Version 5.0.6
  • Version 5.0.7
  • Version 5.0.8
  • Version 5.0.9
  • Version 5.0.11
  • Version 5.0.12
  • Version 5.0.13
  • Version 5.0.14
  • Version 5.0.18
  • Version 5.0.19
  • Version 5.0.21
  • Version 5.0.22
  • Version 5.0.23
  • Version 5.0.25
  • Version 5.0.26
  • Version 5.0.27
  • Version 5.0.30-sp1
  • Version 5.0.32
  • Version 5.0.33
  • Version 5.0.37
  • Version 5.0.38
  • Version 5.0.41
  • Version 5.0.42
  • Version 5.0.45
  • Version 5.0.50
  • Version 5.0.51
  • Version 5.0.52
  • Version 5.0.67
  • Version 5.0.75
  • Version 5.0.77
  • Version 5.0.81
  • Version 5.0.83
  • Version 5.0.85
  • Version 5.0.86
  • Version 5.0.88
  • Version 5.0.89
  • Version 5.0.90
  • Version 5.0.91
  • Version 5.1
  • Version 5.1.1
  • Version 5.1.2
  • Version 5.1.3
  • Version 5.1.4
  • Version 5.1.6
  • Version 5.1.7
  • Version 5.1.8
  • Version 5.1.9
  • Version 5.1.10
  • Version 5.1.11
  • Version 5.1.12
  • Version 5.1.13
  • Version 5.1.14
  • Version 5.1.15
  • Version 5.1.16
  • Version 5.1.17
  • Version 5.1.18
  • Version 5.1.19
  • Version 5.1.20
  • Version 5.1.21
  • Version 5.1.22
  • Version 5.1.23-a
  • Version 5.1.24
  • Version 5.1.25
  • Version 5.1.26
  • Version 5.1.27
  • Version 5.1.28
  • Version 5.1.29
  • Version 5.1.30
  • Version 5.1.31-sp1
  • Version 5.1.33
  • Version 5.1.34-sp1
  • Version 5.1.35
  • Version 5.1.36
  • Version 5.1.37-sp1
  • Version 5.1.38
  • Version 5.1.39
  • Version 5.1.40
  • Version 5.1.40-sp1
  • Version 5.1.41
  • Version 5.1.42
  • Version 5.1.43
  • Version 5.1.43-sp1
  • Version 5.1.44
  • Version 5.1.45
  • Version 5.1.46
  • Version 5.1.46-sp1
  • Version 5.1.47
  • Version 5.1.48
  • Version 5.1.49
  • Version 5.1.49-sp1
  • Version 5.1.50
  • Version 5.5.0
  • Version 5.5.1
  • Version 5.5.2
  • Version 5.5.3
  • Version 5.5.4
  • Version 5.5.5

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3838
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3838