storage/innobase/dict/dict0crea.c in mysqld in Oracle MySQL 5.1 before 5.1.49 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) by modifying the (1) innodb_file_format or (2) innodb_file_per_table configuration parameters for the InnoDB storage engine, then executing a DDL statement.
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=55039
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-49.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:012
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/28/10
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42643
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0133
Source: MITRE
Published: 2011-01-11
Updated: 2019-12-17
Type: NVD-CWE-Other
Base Score: 4
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 8
Severity: MEDIUM