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Vulnerability · CVE-2006-3469

Format string vulnerability in time.cc in MySQL Server 4.1 before 4.1.21 and 5.0 before 1 April 2006 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (cr…

Published Jul 21, 2006 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle

Check this week

CVE-2006-3469 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 29.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Oracle.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
29.00%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe mysql/mysql · cpe oracle/mysql

Format string vulnerability in time.cc in MySQL Server 4.1 before 4.1.21 and 5.0 before 1 April 2006 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a format string instead of a date as the first parameter to the date_format function, which is later used in a formatted print call to display the error message.

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 mysql/mysql4.1.12
  • cpe mysql/mysql4.1.13
  • cpe mysql/mysql4.1.14
  • cpe mysql/mysql4.1.15
  • cpe mysql/mysql4.1.8
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.10
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.15
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.16
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.17
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.5.0.21
  • cpe oracle/mysql4.1.6
  • cpe oracle/mysql4.1.7

How to fix CVE-2006-3469

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2006-3469 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 29.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Oracle.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 4.1.12, 4.1.13, 4.1.14, 4.1.15, 4.1.8, 5.0.10. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-134: Format String Vulnerability. EPSS 29.00%. 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.

  1. Jul 21, 2006 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Detected

    Format string vulnerability in time.cc in MySQL Server 4.1 before 4.1.21 and 5.0 before 1 April 2006 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a format string instead of a date as the first parameter to the date_format function, which is later used in a formatted print call to display the error message.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Updated

    Format string vulnerability in time.cc in MySQL Server 4.1 before 4.1.21 and 5.0 before 1 April 2006 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a format string instead of a date as the first parameter to the date_format function, which is later used in a formatted print call to display the error message.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2006-3469

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2006-3469

    30-day exploitation probability 29.0%

    first.org
  • Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-2006-3469

    Format string vulnerability in time.cc in MySQL Server 4.1 before 4.1.21 and 5.0 before 1 April 2006 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a format string instead of a date as the first parameter to the date_format function, which is later used in a formatted print call to display the error message.

    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.

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