cve/2006/CVE-2006-1516.md

CVE-2006-1516

Description

The check_connection function in sql_parse.cc in MySQL 4.0.x up to 4.0.26, 4.1.x up to 4.1.18, and 5.0.x up to 5.0.20 allows remote attackers to read portions of memory via a username without a trailing null byte, which causes a buffer over-read.

POC

Reference

• http://bugs.debian.org/365938
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/840
• http://www.wisec.it/vulns.php?page=7
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9918

Github

• https://github.com/tomwillfixit/alpine-cvecheck