8057.txt

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Rule: 

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Sid: 
8057

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Summary: 
This event is generated when an attempt is made to cause a Denial of Service on a MySQL server.

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Impact: 
Serious. Denial of Service (DoS) is possible.

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Detailed Information:
MySQL server does not correctly sanitize user supplied input which may lead to a DoS condition for the server. The vulnerability lies in the date_format function, which when supplied with a format string instead of a date as a parameter, passes that data to the error handling routine. This may then cause the DoS.

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Affected Systems:
MySQL Server 4.1.20 and prior
MySQL Server 5.0 and prior

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Attack Scenarios: 
An attacker need only supply a format string where a date is expected to the date_format function to cause the DoS.

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Ease of Attack: 
Simple.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action: 
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team

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Additional References:


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