# CVE-2007-6304: The federated engine in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.51a, 5.1.x before 5.1.23, and 6.0.x before 6.0.4, when performing a certain SHOW TABLE STATUS

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-12-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The federated engine in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.51a, 5.1.x before 5.1.23, and 6.0.x before 6.0.4, when performing a certain SHOW TABLE STATUS query, allows remote MySQL servers to cause a denial of service (federated handler crash and daemon crash) via a response that lacks the minimum required number of columns.

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## References

- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0040
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28343
- http://lists.mysql.com/announce/502
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-04.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29706
- http://osvdb.org/42609
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:028
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:017
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2187
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1451
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/559-1/
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=29801
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-23.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4198
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-52.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28637
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26832
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019085
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-4.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487606/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38990
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28128
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28063
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html

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