Buffer overflow in SAP DB and MaxDB before 7.6.00.30 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long database name when connect
Buffer overflow in SAP DB and MaxDB before 7.6.00.30 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long database name when connecting via a WebDBM client.
- Published
- Aug 29, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 71.7% · 99th percentile
- CWE
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- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 22 / 30 · 71.7%
Affected systems
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- mysql maxdbup to 7.6.00.22 inclusive
- sap-db sap-dball versions
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:3.1 | maxdb-7.5.00 | before 7.5.00.24-4 | 7.5.00.24-4 |
Same product
mysql: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2004-1168Stack-based buffer overflow in the WebDav handler in MaxDB WebTools 7.5.00.18 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 41Plan
- CVE-2005-0111Stack-based buffer overflow in the websql CGI program in MySQL MaxDB 7.5.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pas31Monitor
- CVE-2004-0931MySQL 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 valu21Monitor
- CVE-2005-0083MySQL MaxDB 7.5.00 for Windows, and possibly earlier versions and other platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (app20Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:maxdb-7.5.00 | 7.5.00.24-4 · Debian:3.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2010-09-20 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/windows/http/maxdb_webdbm_databaseMaxDB WebDBM Database Parameter Overflowexploit | 2006-08-29 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-1 d
- Published
- First PoC+1482 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+7337 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- dev.mysql.com/doc/maxdb/changes/changes_7.6.00.32.html
- secunia.com/advisories/21677
- secunia.com/advisories/22518
- securitytracker.com/id?1016766
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1190
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444601/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/19660
- www.symantec.com/enterprise/research/SYMSA-2006-009.txt
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3410
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28636
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.