CVE-2007-1420

MySQL < 5.0.36 - Denial of Service via Information Schema Subselect with ORDER BY

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-1420. PoCs published by S.Streichsbier.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in MySQL by executing specific SELECT statements on database metadata. The queries manipulate table names from information_schema, causing the application to crash.

Description

MySQL 5.x before 5.0.36 allows local users to cause a denial of service (database crash) by performing information_schema table subselects and using ORDER BY to sort a single-row result, which prevents certain structure elements from being initialized and triggers a NULL dereference in the filesort function.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by S.Streichsbier · textdoslinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29724

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in MySQL by executing specific SELECT statements on database metadata. The queries manipulate table names from information_schema, causing the application to crash.

Classification

Working Poc 90%

Attack Type

Dos

Complexity

Trivial

Reliability

Reliable

Target: MySQL versions prior to 5.0.36

Auth required

Prerequisites: Ability to execute arbitrary SELECT statements on the target MySQL server

MITRE ATT&CK

T1499 - Endpoint Denial of Service

mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (20)

Core 20

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-440-1

Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0908

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1127

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=24630

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-36.html

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/25196

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/24609

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/25389

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-11.xml

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2413

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/25946

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462339/100/0/threaded

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/24483

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017746

Exploit x_refsource_misc

http://www.sec-consult.com/284.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:139

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/30351

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9530

Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22900

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0364.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0098

EPSS Percentile 58.7%

Details

Status published

Products (18)

mysql/mysql 5.0.0

mysql/mysql 5.0.1

mysql/mysql 5.0.2

mysql/mysql 5.0.3

mysql/mysql 5.0.4

mysql/mysql 5.0.5

mysql/mysql 5.0.10

mysql/mysql 5.0.15

mysql/mysql 5.0.16

mysql/mysql 5.0.17

... and 8 more

Published Mar 12, 2007

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026