Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-179 – Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the dispatch_command function in libmysqld/sql_parse.cc in mysqld in MySQL 4.0.0 through 5.0.83 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via format string specifiers in a database name in a (1) COM_CREATE_DB or (2) COM_DROP_DB request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. This update provides fixes for this vulnerability.
You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/79827/MDVSA-2009-179.txt
Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/79827/Mandriva-Linux-Security-Advisory-2009-179.html

