An unspecified vulnerability in the server partition subcomponent of the MySQL protocol component of the Oracle MySQL server allows remote authenticated attackers to alter availability via unspecified vectors. References: [1] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013-1515902.html
Text of the Oracle flaw description: Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server Partition). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.28 and earlier. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows successful authenticated network attacks via multiple protocols. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013verbose-1897756.html#MSQL Upstream notes this issue only affected MySQL versions 5.5. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 include MySQL versions 5.0.x and 5.1.x respectively, which are not listed as affected. Current Fedora versions are already updated to fixed upstream version. Closing.
Statement: Not vulnerable. Upstream notes this issue only affected MySQL 5.5.x. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 include MySQL versions 5.0.x and 5.1.x respectively, which are not listed as affected.