>> MySQL "convert_search_mode_to_innobase()" Denial of Service Issue
Title : MySQL "convert_search_mode_to_innobase()" Denial of Service Issue VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3903 CVE ID : CVE-2007-5925
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-11-19
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in MySQL, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is caused by an assertion error in the "convert_search_mode_to_innobase()" [ha_innodb.cc] function when handling certain CONTAINS operations, which could be exploited by malicious users with ALTER privileges to crash an affected database via a specially crafted request.
