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MySQL Empty Bit-String Literal Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA31769
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Release Date:
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2008-09-11
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Popularity:
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2,059 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | MySQL 5.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-3963
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in MySQL, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error when processing an empty bit-string literal and can be exploited to crash the server via a specially crafted SQL statement.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 5.0.66 and 5.1.26.
Solution:
Update to version 5.1.26 or 5.0.66 or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by Kay Roepke in a MySQL bug report.
Original Advisory:
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=35658
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