CVE-2026-119278

MariaDB Connector/J: Rogue server can crash the client during caching_sha2_password authentication

Published Oct 29, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
MariaDB Connector/J is used to connect applications developed in Java to MariaDB and MySQL databases. From 3.0.0 until 3.3.7 and 3.4.5, during caching_sha2_password authentication, the authentication-more-data response was treated as a length-encoded byte array, memory was allocated from the server-declared length, and authResult[0] was accessed without ensuring a byte existed. A malicious or compromised server, or a machine-in-the-middle attacker, could declare a very large length or send an empty response before any password was transmitted. The malformed packet could cause excessive allocation or an unchecked ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException escaping from DriverManager.getConnection(). This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.7 and 3.4.5.

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Mariadb
Mariadb mariadb-connector-j
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Vendors & Products Mariadb
Mariadb mariadb-connector-j
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Description MariaDB Connector/J is used to connect applications developed in Java to MariaDB and MySQL databases. From 3.0.0 until 3.3.7 and 3.4.5, during caching_sha2_password authentication, the authentication-more-data response was treated as a length-encoded byte array, memory was allocated from the server-declared length, and authResult[0] was accessed without ensuring a byte existed. A malicious or compromised server, or a machine-in-the-middle attacker, could declare a very large length or send an empty response before any password was transmitted. The malformed packet could cause excessive allocation or an unchecked ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException escaping from DriverManager.getConnection(). This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.7 and 3.4.5.
Title MariaDB Connector/J: Rogue server can crash the client during caching_sha2_password authentication
Weaknesses CWE-129
CWE-789
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM
Reserved
Oct 29, 2026, 6:50 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 29, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Oct 30, 2026, 5:07 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 29, 2026, 8:50 PM