| Name | CVE-2008-3963 |
| Description | MySQL 5.0 before 5.0.66, 5.1 before 5.1.26, and 6.0 before 6.0.6 does not properly handle a b'' (b single-quote single-quote) token, aka an empty bit-string literal, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by using this token in a SQL statement. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1783-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 498362 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mysql-dfsg-5.0 | source | etch | 5.0.32-7etch10 | DSA-1783-1 | ||
| mysql-dfsg-5.0 | source | lenny | 5.0.51a-24+lenny1 | DSA-1783-1 | ||
| mysql-dfsg-5.0 | source | (unstable) | 5.0.51a-15 | low | 498362 |