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…
- 4.0MediumCVSS base score
- 11.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- MySQL 5.1.23 - Server InnoDB CONVERT_SEARCH_MODE_TO_INNOBASE Function Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 30744dos, linuxpublished 5 Nov 2007Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.4% · top 4.0% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
28
- 27823 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-1397-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- GLSA-200711-25 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11390 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3903 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 27649 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1018978 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- USN-559-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SSA:2007-348-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- DSA-1413 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2007-4465 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 28040 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:1157 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 28099 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20071106 MySQL 5.x DoS (unknown) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2007-4471 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 26353 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:1155 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198988 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28108 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28025 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28838 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28128 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:243 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:003 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32125 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 27568 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- mysql-hainnodb-dos(38284) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-5895 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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