Oracle MySQL < 5.1.49 - Malformed 'BINLOG' Arguments Denial of Service

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42638/info

MySQL is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the database, denying access to legitimate users.

Versions prior to MySQL 5.1.49 are vulnerable.

The following example query is available:

mysql> BINLOG '-2079193929';