The convert_search_mode_to_innobase function in ha_innodb.cc in the InnoDB engine in MySQL 5.1.23-BK and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (database crash) via a certain CONTAINS operation on an indexed column, which triggers an assertion error.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5925 is rated Exploit Available (59.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.35%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30744 | exploit_db | edb | 2007-11-05 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 17.72% | 11.35% | -6.37% |
| 2 | 2026-06-08 | 16.93% | 17.72% | +0.79% |
| 3 | 2026-03-18 | — | 16.93% | — |
Full EPSS history (22 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2007-5925: 1 GLSA(s) (200711-25), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/mysql); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-5925 |
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5925 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2007-5925 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mysql-dfsg-5.0), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 5. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-5925 |