mysql -- empty bit-string literal denial of service

Description:

MySQL reports:

The vulnerability is caused due to an error when processing an empty bit-string literal and can be exploited to crash the server via a specially crafted SQL statement.

References:

• CVE name CVE-2008-3963
• URL: <http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=35658>
• URL: <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-es-5-0-66.html>
• URL: <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-26.html>
• URL: <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/6.0/en/news-6-0-6.html>
• URL: <http://secunia.com/advisories/31769>

Affects:

• mysql-server >=5.0 <5.0.66
• mysql-server >=5.1 <5.1.26
• mysql-server >=6.0 <6.0.6

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