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MySQL.Remote.DoS

Release Date

Jan 11, 2012

Severity

high

Impact

Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.

Description

This indicates an attack attempt against a Denial Of Service vulnerability in MySQL server.

The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software handles a malicious request. It allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial Of Service condition via a crafted request.

Affected Products

MySQL 5.5.8

Recommended Actions

Currently we are not aware of any vendor supplied patch for this issue.

Coverage

IPS
VCM

Reference/s

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18269/

Reference: VID-30705