CVE-2006-3469

Exp

Format string vulnerability in time.cc in MySQL Server 4.1 before 4.1.21 and 5.0 before 1 April 2006 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a format string instead of a date as the first parameter to the date_format function, which is later used in a formatted print call to display the error message.

Published: 2006-07-21 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-3469 is rated High Exploit Risk (60.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 26.82%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-3469

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
28234 exploit_db edb 2006-07-18 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3469

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 38.92% 26.82% -12.11%
2 2026-05-13 54.10% 38.92% -15.18%
3 2026-04-15 — 54.10% —

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3469

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3469

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-3469

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2006-3469: 1 GLSA(s) (200608-09), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/mysql); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-3469
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3469
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-3469 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (mysql-dfsg, mysql-dfsg-5.0), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 2, not-affected 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-3469

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2006-3469

  • Red Hat (2008-07-25T00:00:00)

    This issue was addressed in mysql packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0768.html This issue did not affect mysql packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 5, and Red Hat Application Stack v1 and v2.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3469

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mysql mysql 4.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 4.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 4.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 4.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 4.1.15 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.5.0.21 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.1.16 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.1.18 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.1.19 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 4.1.20 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:4.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3469

URL Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=375694
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=20729
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-21.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21147 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21366 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31226 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-09.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1112 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0768.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19032
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-321-1
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930 Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9827
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