MySQL vulnerabilitiesRanked by how likely they are to be used.

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The short answer

MySQL is made by Oracle. We track 1,297 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 676 versions. None of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. Oracle lists newer releases under their own names, such as Mysql Server, so check those pages too.

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Known exploited

Which MySQL vulnerabilities are being exploited?

This is the list that matters most: flaws criminals are using now.

None of MySQL's published vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. We keep watching that list.

Exploit likelihood

Which MySQL flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 97%

    sql/password.c in Oracle MySQL 5.1.x before 5.1.63, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.6, and MariaDB 5.1.x before 5.1.62, 5.2.x before 5.2.12, 5.3.x before 5.3.6, and 5.5.x before 5.5.23, when running in...

    CVSS5.1Published26 Jun 2012
  2. 92%

    Multiple buffer overflows in yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the ProcessOldClientHello function in handshake.cpp or (2)...

    CVSS7.5Published10 Jan 2008
  3. 90%

    Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Pluggable Auth).

    CVSS7.5Published24 Apr 2017
  4. 89%

    In Spring Framework, versions 5.2.x prior to 5.2.3, versions 5.1.x prior to 5.1.13, and versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.16, an application is vulnerable to a reflected file download (RFD) attack when it sets a...

    CVSS7.5Published17 Jan 2020
  5. 78%

    Buffer overflow in get_salt_from_password from sql_acl.cc for MySQL 4.0.14 and earlier, and 3.23.x, allows attackers with ALTER TABLE privileges to execute arbitrary code via a long Password field.

    CVSS9.0Published22 Sep 2003
  6. 70%

    Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the CertDecoder::GetName function in src/asn.cpp in TaoCrypt in yaSSL before 1.9.9, as used in mysqld in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.90, MySQL 5.1.x before 5.1.43, MySQL 5.5.x...

    CVSS7.5Published30 Dec 2009
  7. 68%

    Oracle MySQL through 5.5.52, 5.6.x through 5.6.33, and 5.7.x through 5.7.15; MariaDB before 5.5.51, 10.0.x before 10.0.27, and 10.1.x before 10.1.17; and Percona Server before 5.5.51-38.1, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-78.0,...

    CVSS9.8Published20 Sep 2016
  8. 53%

    Server or client applications that call the SSL_check_chain() function during or after a TLS 1.3 handshake may crash due to a NULL pointer dereference as a result of incorrect handling of the...

    CVSS7.5Published21 Apr 2020
  9. 45%

    MySQL 3.23.55 and earlier creates world-writeable files and allows mysql users to gain root privileges by using the "SELECT * INFO OUTFILE" operator to overwrite a configuration file and cause mysql to run as root...

    CVSS9.0Published24 Mar 2003
  10. 40%

    Integer overflow in the EVP_EncodeUpdate function in crypto/evp/encode.c in OpenSSL before 1.0.1t and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2h allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a large...

    CVSS7.5Published5 May 2016
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We track 1,297 published vulnerabilities listed under the name MySQL, across 676 versions.

None of MySQL's vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today.

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