CVE-2002-1376

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-12-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

libmysqlclient client library in MySQL 3.x to 3.23.54, and 4.x to 4.0.6, does not properly verify length fields for certain responses in the (1) read_rows or (2) read_one_row routines, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

MySQL Server: 3.22.26, 3.22.27, 3.22.28, 3.22.29, 3.22.30, 3.22.32 (+41)
Symantec Veritas Netbackup Advanced Reporter: 3.4, 4.5, 4.5_fp1, 4.5_fp2, 4.5_fp3, 4.5_mp1 (+2)
Symantec Veritas Netbackup Global Data Manager: 4.5, 4.5_fp1, 4.5_fp2, 4.5_fp3, 4.5_mp1, 4.5_mp2 (+1)

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000555
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103971644013961&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104004857201968&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104005886114500&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104033188706000&w=2
http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/042002.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-212
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-2660.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:087
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-288.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6370
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6374

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