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CVE-2010-3683 json

Oracle MySQL 5.1 before 5.1.49 and 5.5 before 5.5.5 sends an OK packet when a LOAD DATA INFILE request generates SQL errors, which allows r…

published 2011-01-11 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-3667

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
12.2%
EPSS 12.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Oracle MySQL 5.1 before 5.1.49 and 5.5 before 5.5.5 sends an OK packet when a LOAD DATA INFILE request generates SQL errors, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (mysqld daemon crash) via a crafted request.

Patch / fix

  • mysql RHEL 6 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1
  • mysql-libs RHEL 6 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1
  • mysql-test RHEL 6 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1
  • mysql-bench RHEL 6 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1
  • mysql-server RHEL 6 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1
  • mysql-embedded RHEL 6 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0164

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-3683 updated cvss 5.0

MySQL: mysqld DoS (assertion failure) while reading the file back into a table (MySQL bug #52512)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) mysql 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-libs 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-server 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) mysql 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-test 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-bench 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-embedded 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) mysql 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-libs 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) mysql 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-test 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-bench 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-server 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-embedded 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) mysql 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-libs 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-test 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-bench 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-server 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) mysql 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-embedded 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) mysql 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-libs 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-test 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-bench 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-server 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) mysql 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1, mysql-embedded 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0164
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 mysql Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 mysql
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-34510)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

12.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-34510 OraclMySQL 5.1.48 - 'LOAD DATA INFILE' Denial of Service dos, 2010-08-20
  • bugs.mysql.com http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=52512 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628698 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/28/10 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

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References

Sources

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