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CVE-2004-0836

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2004-12-16	mysql -- mysql_real_connect buffer overflow vulnerability

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CVE-2004-0836 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2004-0836
Phase	Assigned(20040908)

Description

Buffer overflow in the mysql_real_connect function in MySQL 4.x before 4.0.21, and 3.x before 3.23.49, allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a DNS response with a large address length (h_length).

References

Source	Reference
CONECTIVA	CLA-2004:892
DEBIAN	DSA-562
GENTOO	GLSA-200410-22
MISC	http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=4017
MISC	http://lists.mysql.com/internals/14726
REDHAT	RHSA-2004:597
REDHAT	RHSA-2004:611
TRUSTIX	2004-0054
BUGTRAQ	20041125 [USN-32-1] mysql vulnerabilities
CIAC	P-018
BID	10981
SECUNIA	12305
XF	mysql-realconnect-bo(17047)