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Vulnerability · 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 th…

Published Jan 14, 2011 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2010-3838. EPSS is 3.39%. 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
Medium4.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
3.39%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe mysql/mysql · cpe oracle/mysql

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."

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/mysql5.1.23
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.1.31
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.1.32
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.1.34
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.1.37
  • cpe mysql/mysql5.1.5
  • cpe oracle/mysql5.1
  • cpe oracle/mysql5.1.1
  • cpe oracle/mysql5.1.2
  • cpe oracle/mysql5.1.3
  • cpe oracle/mysql5.1.4
  • cpe oracle/mysql5.1.6

How to fix CVE-2010-3838

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-2010-3838. EPSS is 3.39%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 5.1.23, 5.1.31, 5.1.32, 5.1.34, 5.1.37, 5.1.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 3.39%. 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. Jan 14, 2011 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Detected

    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."

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Updated

    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."

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2010-3838

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2010-3838

    30-day exploitation probability 3.39%

    first.org
  • Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-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."

    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.