MySQL 5.0.x - IF Query Handling Remote Denial of Service

Author: Neil Kettle
type: dos
platform: linux
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date_added: 2013-12-04 
date_updated: 2013-12-04 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2007-2583;OSVDB-34734 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23911/info

MySQL is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to handle certain specially crafted queries.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the application, denying access to legitimate users.

NOTE: An attacker must be able to execute arbitrary SELECT statements against the database to exploit this issue. This may be through legitimate means or by exploiting other latent SQL-injection vulnerabilities.

Versions prior to MySQL 5.0.40 are vulnerable.

SELECT id from example WHERE id IN(1, (SELECT IF(1=0,1,2/0)));