CVE-2013-1861

Name: CVE-2013-1861
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2013-03-28T23:55:01.763+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 18.68%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2013-1861 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. MariaDB 5.5.x before 5.5.30, 5.3.x before 5.3.13, 5.2.x before 5.2.15, and 5.1.x before 5.1.68, and Oracle MySQL 5.1.69 and earlier, 5.5.31 and earlier, and 5.6.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted geometry feature that specifies a large number of points, which is not properly handled when processing the binary representation of this feature, related to a numeric calculation error.. EPSS estimates a 18.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

MariaDB 5.5.x before 5.5.30, 5.3.x before 5.3.13, 5.2.x before 5.2.15, and 5.1.x before 5.1.68, and Oracle MySQL 5.1.69 and earlier, 5.5.31 and earlier, and 5.6.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted geometry feature that specifies a large number of points, which is not properly handled when processing the binary representation of this feature, related to a numeric calculation error.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

18.68%

96.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.32	—
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 10.0.0, < 10.0.4	—
Oracle	Mysql	>= 5.1.0, <= 5.1.69	—
Oracle	Mysql	>= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.31	—
Oracle	Mysql	>= 5.6.0, <= 5.6.11	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	5	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	6.0	—
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.10	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	13.04	—
Opensuse	Opensuse	11.4	—
Opensuse	Opensuse	12.2	—
Opensuse	Opensuse	12.3	—
Suse	Linux Enterprise Desktop	11	Sp3
Suse	Linux Enterprise Server	11	Sp3
Suse	Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	11	Sp3

References

http://lists.askmonty.org/pipermail/commits/2013-March/004371.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-10/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/671Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/52639Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/54300Not Applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201409-04.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2818Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujuly2013-1899826.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/91415Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58511Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1909-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919247Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82895Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-4252Broken Link
http://lists.askmonty.org/pipermail/commits/2013-March/004371.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-10/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/671Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/52639Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/54300Not Applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201409-04.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2818Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujuly2013-1899826.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/91415Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58511Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1909-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919247Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82895Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-4252Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Mar 28, 2013
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2013-1861?

How severe is CVE-2013-1861?

Severity scoring for CVE-2013-1861 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 18.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1861?

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Source: NVD / NIST