MySQL Community Server before 5.0.45 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a malformed password packet in the connection protocol.
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11058
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1536
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1000/references
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018629
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25017
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473874/100/0/threaded
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0894.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0875.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:177
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1413
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-10.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/27823
http://secunia.com/advisories/27155
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
http://secunia.com/advisories/26710
http://secunia.com/advisories/26621
http://secunia.com/advisories/26498
http://secunia.com/advisories/26430
http://secunia.com/advisories/26073
http://secunia.com/advisories/25301
http://lists.mysql.com/announce/470
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-cs-5-0-45.html