CVE-2004-0836

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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).

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 3, 2004
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2004-0836: Critical severity, CVSS 10.0 | Vulnix