Is CVE-2013-5908 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-5908 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-5908?

CVE-2013-5908 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.6 (LOW).

CVE-2013-5908

LOW · CVSS 2.6EPSS 4.7%EU EUVD

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.72 and earlier, 5.5.34 and earlier, and 5.6.14 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Error Handling.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.6 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS score: 4.7% (92th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-5742)
Published: January 15, 2014
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-5742 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
mariadb / mariadb
oracle / mysql
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server tus
redhat / enterprise linux workstation
redhat / enterprise linux workstation

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH-Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1384 - historical

References

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10698(Third Party Advisory)
http://osvdb.org/102078(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0164.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0173.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0186.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0189.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/56491(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/56541(Not Applicable)
http://secunia.com/advisories/56580(Not Applicable)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201409-04.xml(Third Party Advisory)
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2086-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2845(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2848(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64896(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90389(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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