{"cve":"CVE-2006-3486","nvd":{"published":"2006-07-10T21:05:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:27:10.090","status":"Modified","description":"Off-by-one buffer overflow in the Instance_options::complete_initialization function in instance_options.cc in the Instance Manager in MySQL before 5.0.23 and 5.1 before 5.1.12 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers the overflow when the convert_dirname function is called.  NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue via e-mail to CVE, saying that it is only exploitable when the user has access to the configuration file or the Instance Manager daemon.  Due to intended functionality, this level of access would already allow the user to disrupt program operation, so this does not cross security boundaries and is not a vulnerability","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-189"],"references":["http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=20622","http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-23.html","http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-12.html","http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2700","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27635"],"products":["mysql:mysql","oracle:mysql"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:42:44.451428143+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2006-3486","score":0.00652,"percentile":0.51233,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}