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TITLE:
MySQL Prepared-Statement Mode "EXPLAIN" Denial of Service
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA42097

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RELEASE DATE:
2010-11-05

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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 within the
prepared-statement mode when processing "EXPLAIN" for a "SELECT" from
a derived table, which can be exploited to cause a crash.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 5.1.52.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 5.1.52.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by Shane Bester in a MySQL bug report.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-52.html
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=54488

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