Oracle MySQL < 5.1.49 - Malformed 'BINLOG' Arguments Denial of Service

Author: Shane Bester
type: dos
platform: linux
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date_added: 2010-08-20 
date_updated: 2014-09-02 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2010-3679;OSVDB-67380 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42638/info

MySQL is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

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

Versions prior to MySQL 5.1.49 are vulnerable.

The following example query is available:

mysql> BINLOG '-2079193929';