CVE-2004-0931

MySQL MaxDB before 7.5.00.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request to webdbm with high ASCII values in the Server field, which triggers an assert error in the IsAscii7 function.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0931 is rated Moderate Risk (47.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.83%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.03% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0931

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.80% 1.83% +1.03%
2 2025-03-17 1.12% 0.80% -0.32%
3 2024-12-17 1.12%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0931

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0931

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0931

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mysql maxdb 7.5.00.08 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql maxdb 7.5.00.11 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql maxdb 7.5.00.12 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql maxdb 7.5.00.14 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql maxdb 7.5.00.15 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql maxdb 7.5.00.16 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:maxdb:7.5.00.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0931

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