The federated engine in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.51a, 5.1.x before 5.1.23, and 6.0.x before 6.0.4, when performing a certain SHOW TABLE…

Description

The federated engine in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.51a, 5.1.x before 5.1.23, and 6.0.x before 6.0.4, when performing a certain SHOW TABLE STATUS query, allows remote MySQL servers to cause a denial of service (federated handler crash and daemon crash) via a response that lacks the minimum required number of columns.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.0% · top 13% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (26)

• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0040 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 28343 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://lists.mysql.com/announce/502 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-200804-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 29706 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 42609 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2187 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1451 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• USN-559-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=29801 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-23.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2007-4198 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-52.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 28637 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 26832 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 1019085 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-4.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20080205 rPSA-2008-0040-1 mysql mysql-bench mysql-server (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• mysql-federated-engine-dos(38990) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 28838 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28128 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28063 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:003 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 28739 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 16:02 UTC.