# CVE-2007-5925: The convert\_search\_mode\_to\_innobase function in ha\_innodb.cc in the InnoDB engine in MySQL 5.1.23-BK and earlier allows remote authenticated

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-11-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The convert_search_mode_to_innobase function in ha_innodb.cc in the InnoDB engine in MySQL 5.1.23-BK and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (database crash) via a certain CONTAINS operation on an indexed column, which triggers an assertion error.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/27823
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-25.xml
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11390
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3903
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27649
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018978
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/559-1/
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.428959
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1413
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00467.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28040
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1157.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28099
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-November/067350.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00475.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26353
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1155.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198988
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28108
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28025
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28128
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:243
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30744

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