| VID |
25078 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
3306 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
DB |
| Detailed Description |
A version of MySQL which is older than 5.0.66 is running on the host. MySQL versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.66 are denial-of-service vulnerability. A bug in such versions can lead to a server crash in 'Item_bin_string::Item_bin_string' when handling an empty bit-string literal (b'). Using a simple SELECT statement, an authenticated remote user can leverage this issue to crash the database server and deny service to legitimate users.
* Note: This check solely relied on the banner of the remote MySQL server to assess this vulnerability, so this might be a false positive.
* References:
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=35658
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-26.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/7
* Platforms Affected:
MySQL versions 5.0.x prior to 5.0.66
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of MySQL (5.0.66 or later), available from the MySQL Web site at http://www.mysql.com/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2008-3963 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
31081 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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