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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.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)