Vulnerability · CVE-2009-4019
mysqld in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.88 and 5.1.x before 5.1.41 does not (1) properly handle errors during execution of certain SELECT statements with subqueries, and does…
Published Nov 30, 2009 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle
Check this week
CVE-2009-4019 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 16.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Oracle.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium4.0
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 16.26%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe mysql/mysql
mysqld in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.88 and 5.1.x before 5.1.41 does not (1) properly handle errors during execution of certain SELECT statements with subqueries, and does not (2) preserve certain null_value flags during execution of statements that use the GeomFromWKB function, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted statement.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe mysql/mysql5.0.0
- cpe mysql/mysql5.0.1
- cpe mysql/mysql5.0.10
- cpe mysql/mysql5.0.15
- cpe mysql/mysql5.0.16
- cpe mysql/mysql5.0.17
- cpe mysql/mysql5.0.2
- cpe mysql/mysql5.0.20
- cpe mysql/mysql5.0.3
- cpe mysql/mysql5.0.4
- cpe mysql/mysql5.0.5
- cpe mysql/mysql5.0.5.0.21
How to fix CVE-2009-4019
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2009-4019 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 16.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Oracle.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.10, 5.0.15, 5.0.16, 5.0.17. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 16.26%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 30, 2009 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates
Detected
mysqld in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.88 and 5.1.x before 5.1.41 does not (1) properly handle errors during execution of certain SELECT statements with subqueries, and does not (2) preserve certain null_value flags during execution of statements that use the GeomFromWKB function, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted statement.
Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates
Updated
mysqld in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.88 and 5.1.x before 5.1.41 does not (1) properly handle errors during execution of certain SELECT statements with subqueries, and does not (2) preserve certain null_value flags during execution of statements that use the GeomFromWKB function, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted statement.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2009-4019
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2009-4019
30-day exploitation probability 16.26%
first.org - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference33397
Public exploit archive reference. This is not confirmation of exploitation. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference33398
Public exploit archive reference. This is not confirmation of exploitation. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-2009-4019
mysqld in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.88 and 5.1.x before 5.1.41 does not (1) properly handle errors during execution of certain SELECT statements with subqueries, and does not (2) preserve certain null_value flags during execution of statements that use the GeomFromWKB function, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted statement.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.