First published: Sun Dec 31 2006(Updated: )
sql_select.cc in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.32 and 5.1.x before 5.1.14 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an EXPLAIN SELECT FROM on the INFORMATION_SCHEMA table, as originally demonstrated using ORDER BY.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
MySQL Server | >=5.0<5.0.32 | |
MySQL Server | >=5.1<5.1.14 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =6.06 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =6.10 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =7.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =7.10 |
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CVE-2006-7232 has a severity rating that indicates a potential denial of service vulnerability which can lead to a crash of the MySQL server.
To fix CVE-2006-7232, upgrade MySQL to version 5.0.32 or later, or 5.1.14 or later.
CVE-2006-7232 affects MySQL versions 5.0.x before 5.0.32 and 5.1.x before 5.1.14, as well as specific versions of Ubuntu Linux running those MySQL versions.
Yes, CVE-2006-7232 can be exploited by remote authenticated users affecting the MySQL server.
The impact of CVE-2006-7232 is that it allows attackers to cause a denial of service by crashing the MySQL server through specific SQL queries.