CVE-2007-1420

Single MySQL worker can be crashed (NULL deref) with certain SELECT statements

Published Mar 12, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
MySQL 5.x before 5.0.36 allows local users to cause a denial of service (database crash) by performing information_schema table subselects and using ORDER BY to sort a single-row result, which prevents certain structure elements from being initialized and triggers a NULL dereference in the filesort function.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-1414 MySQL 5.x before 5.0.36 allows local users to cause a denial of service (database crash) by performing information_schema table subselects and using ORDER BY to sort a single-row result, which prevents certain structure elements from being initialized and triggers a NULL dereference in the filesort function.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-440-1 MySQL vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:59 PM
Reserved
Mar 12, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 12, 2007, 11:19 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:37 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 9, 2007, 12:00 AM