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CVE-2014-0001 json

Buffer overflow in client/mysql.cc in Oracle MySQL and MariaDB before 5.5.35 allows remote database servers to cause a denial of service (c…

published 2014-01-31 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-0108

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.4%
EPSS 6.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in client/mysql.cc in Oracle MySQL and MariaDB before 5.5.35 allows remote database servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long server version string.

Patch / fix

  • mysql-5.5 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 5.5.37-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • mysql-5.6 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 5.6.17-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0001

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  • mariadb55-mariadb RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.5.35-1.1.el6
  • mariadb55-mariadb-libs RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.5.35-1.1.el6
  • mariadb55-mariadb-test RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.5.35-1.1.el6
  • mariadb55-mariadb-bench RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.5.35-1.1.el6
  • mariadb55-mariadb-server RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.5.35-1.1.el6
  • mysql55-mysql RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.5.36-1.1.el6
  • mysql55-mysql-libs RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.5.36-1.1.el6
  • mysql55-mysql-test RHEL 1 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 5.5.36-1.1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0189RHSA-2014:0173RHSA-2014:0164RHSA-2014:0186

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-2014-0001 updated cvss 4.0

mysql: command-line tool buffer overflow via long server version string

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) mysql55-mysql 5.5.36-2.el5, mysql55-mysql-libs 5.5.36-2.el5, mysql55-mysql-test 5.5.36-2.el5, mysql55-mysql-bench 5.5.36-2.el5, mysql55-mysql-server 5.5.36-2.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) mysql55-mysql 5.5.36-2.el5, mysql55-mysql-libs 5.5.36-2.el5, mysql55-mysql-test 5.5.36-2.el5, mysql55-mysql-bench 5.5.36-2.el5, mysql55-mysql-server 5.5.36-2.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0186
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) mysql 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-libs 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-server 5.1.73-3.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) mysql 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-test 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-bench 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-embedded 5.1.73-3.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0164
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) mysql55-mysql 5.5.36-2.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0186
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) mysql 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-libs 5.1.73-3.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) mysql 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-test 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-bench 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-server 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-embedded 5.1.73-3.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) mysql 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-libs 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-test 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-bench 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-server 5.1.73-3.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) mysql 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-embedded 5.1.73-3.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) mysql 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-libs 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-test 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-bench 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-server 5.1.73-3.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) mysql 5.1.73-3.el6_5, mysql-embedded 5.1.73-3.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0164
  • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) mysql55-mysql 5.5.36-1.1.el6, mariadb55-mariadb 5.5.35-1.1.el6, mysql55-mysql-libs 5.5.36-1.1.el6, mysql55-mysql-test 5.5.36-1.1.el6, mysql55-mysql-bench 5.5.36-1.1.el6, mysql55-mysql-server 5.5.36-1.1.el6, +4 more Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) mysql55-mysql 5.5.36-1.1.el6, mariadb55-mariadb 5.5.35-1.1.el6, mysql55-mysql-libs 5.5.36-1.1.el6, mysql55-mysql-test 5.5.36-1.1.el6, mysql55-mysql-bench 5.5.36-1.1.el6, mysql55-mysql-server 5.5.36-1.1.el6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0189
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 mysql Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 mariadb, mariadb-libs, mariadb-test, mariadb-bench, mariadb-server, mariadb-embedded
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

6.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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