Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2004-0837 is an old MySQL availability flaw. Affected MySQL 3.x and 4.x versions can crash or hang when multiple threads simultaneously change MERGE table UNION definitions. Business impact is service disruption for applications relying on vulnerable MySQL databases, especially legacy systems still running unsupported versions. Exposure is most likely in legacy environments still running MySQL 3.x or early 4.x, including older vendor-packaged deployments referenced by Debian, Red Hat, Gentoo, Trustix, and other advisories. Modern MySQL versions are outside the stated affected range. Treat this as a legacy-system availability risk. It is not described as data theft or code execution, but affected databases are obsolete and should be upgraded or retired because operational support and security coverage are limited. Mitigation focus: Upgrade MySQL to 4.0.21 or later if using MySQL 4.x.; Upgrade MySQL 3.x to 3.23.49 or later if still present.; Apply applicable distribution security updates from vendor advisories..
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CVE-2004-0837 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- mysql-union-dos(17667)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.