Vulnerability · CVE-2004-0837
MySQL 4.x before 4.0.21, and 3.x before 3.23.49, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via multiple threads that simultaneously alter MERGE table UNIONs.
Published Nov 3, 2004 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2004-0837. EPSS is 4.90%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Low2.6
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 4.90%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe debian/debian linux · cpe mysql/mysql · cpe oracle/mysql
MySQL 4.x before 4.0.21, and 3.x before 3.23.49, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via multiple threads that simultaneously alter MERGE table UNIONs.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe debian/debian linux3.0
- cpe mysql/mysql4.1.0
- cpe oracle/mysqlversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2004-0837
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2004-0837. EPSS is 4.90%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with debian/debian linux 3.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 4.90%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 3, 2004 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates
Detected
MySQL 4.x before 4.0.21, and 3.x before 3.23.49, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via multiple threads that simultaneously alter MERGE table UNIONs.
Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates
Updated
MySQL 4.x before 4.0.21, and 3.x before 3.23.49, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via multiple threads that simultaneously alter MERGE table UNIONs.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2004-0837
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2004-0837
30-day exploitation probability 4.9%
first.org - Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-2004-0837
MySQL 4.x before 4.0.21, and 3.x before 3.23.49, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via multiple threads that simultaneously alter MERGE table UNIONs.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.