National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-6304
Original release date:12/10/2007
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown
- Official Statement from Red Hat (12/14/2007)
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Not vulnerable. The MySQL versions as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4 do not support federated storage engine. The MySQL package as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Application Stack v1, and Red Hat Application Stack v2 are not compiled with support for federated storage engine.
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2187
External Source: XF
Name: mysql-federated-engine-dos(38990)
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-559-1
External Source: BID
Name: 26832
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20080205 rPSA-2008-0040-1 mysql mysql-bench mysql-server
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:028
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:017
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-4198
Type: Advisory
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1451
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1019085
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28637
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28343
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28128
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28063
Type: Advisory
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://lists.mysql.com/announce/502
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-4.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-23.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-52.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=29801
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0040
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200804-04
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29706
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28838
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28739
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2008:003