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Vulnerability · CVE-2009-2446

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the dispatch_command function in libmysqld/sql_parse.cc in mysqld in MySQL 4.0.0 through 5.0.83 allow remote authenticated us…

Published Jul 13, 2009 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle

Check this week

CVE-2009-2446 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 10.59% 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
High8.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
10.59%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe mysql/mysql

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the dispatch_command function in libmysqld/sql_parse.cc in mysqld in MySQL 4.0.0 through 5.0.83 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via format string specifiers in a database name in a (1) COM_CREATE_DB or (2) COM_DROP_DB request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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/mysql4.1.0
  • cpe mysql/mysql4.1.10
  • cpe mysql/mysql4.1.12
  • cpe mysql/mysql4.1.13
  • cpe mysql/mysql4.1.14
  • cpe mysql/mysql4.1.15
  • cpe mysql/mysql4.1.2
  • cpe mysql/mysql4.1.23
  • cpe mysql/mysql4.1.3
  • cpe mysql/mysql4.1.8
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.0
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.0.1

How to fix CVE-2009-2446

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2009-2446 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 10.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Oracle.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 4.1.0, 4.1.10, 4.1.12, 4.1.13, 4.1.14, 4.1.15. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-134: Format String Vulnerability. EPSS 10.59%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. 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 13, 2009 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Detected

    Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the dispatch_command function in libmysqld/sql_parse.cc in mysqld in MySQL 4.0.0 through 5.0.83 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via format string specifiers in a database name in a (1) COM_CREATE_DB or (2) COM_DROP_DB request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained fr

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Updated

    Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the dispatch_command function in libmysqld/sql_parse.cc in mysqld in MySQL 4.0.0 through 5.0.83 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via format string specifiers in a database name in a (1) COM_CREATE_DB or (2) COM_DROP_DB request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained fr

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2009-2446

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2009-2446

    30-day exploitation probability 10.59%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference33077

    Public exploit archive reference. This is not confirmation of exploitation. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-2009-2446

    Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the dispatch_command function in libmysqld/sql_parse.cc in mysqld in MySQL 4.0.0 through 5.0.83 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via format string specifiers in a database name in a (1) COM_CREATE_DB or (2) COM_DROP_DB request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained fr

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.