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MySQL Handler Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The host is running MySQL and is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
The flaws are due to: - An error in handling of HANDLER interface and performing alternate reads from two indexes on a table, which triggers an assertion failure. - An error in handling of 'OK' packet when a 'LOAD DATA INFILE' request generates SQL errors.
Affected Software
Affected Software
MySQL version 5.1 before 5.1.49 and 5.5 before 5.5.5 on all running platforms.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to MySQL version 5.1.49 or 5.5.5.