mysql: daemon crash via EXPLAIN on queries on information schema
Published Feb 26, 2008
3.5
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.97%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 6.06
- 6.10
- 7.04
- 7.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mysql-0:5.0.45-7.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0364
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mysql-0:5.0.45-7.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0364 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the MySQL packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4 as they did not support INFORMATION_SCHEMA, introduced in MySQL version 5. The MySQL packages as shipped in Red Hat Application Stack v1 and v2 are based on upstream version which has the fix included.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.97% (0.01972) | 79.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.97% (0.01972) | 77.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.89% (0.01887) | 81.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 6, 2025 | 2.53% (0.02526) | 89.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.91% (0.00911) | 83.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 3, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00723) | 80.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.67% (0.00668) | 79.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00668) | 76.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00618) | 75.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 77.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 77.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 75.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 54.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=22413 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-32.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-14.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29443 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30351 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0364.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28351 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-588-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7232 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=434264 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7232
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11720 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7232
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