Database MySQL Single-Row Subselect DoS

Publish date: February 10, 2011
  Severity: LOW
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2007-1420
  Advisory Date: FEB 10, 2011

  DESCRIPTION

MySQL 5.x before 5.0.36 allows local users to cause a denial of service (database crash) by performing information_schema table subselects and using ORDER BY to sort a single-row result, which prevents certain structure elements from being initialized and triggers a NULL dereference in the filesort function.

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities. Please refer to the filter number and filter name when applying appropriate DPI and/or IDF rules.

  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1000969
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1000969 - Database MySQL Single-Row Subselect DoS

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • MySQL MySQL 5.0
  • MySQL MySQL 5.0.27
  • MySQL MySQL 5.0.33

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