CVE-2012-5612
Heap-based buffer overflow in Oracle MySQL 5.5.19 and other versions through 5.5.28, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and possibly execute…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.0%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Oracle MySQL 5.5.19 and other versions through 5.5.28, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated using certain variations of the (1) USE, (2) SHOW TABLES, (3) DESCRIBE, (4) SHOW FIELDS FROM, (5) SHOW COLUMNS FROM, (6) SHOW INDEX FROM, (7) CREATE TABLE, (8) DROP TABLE, (9) ALTER TABLE, (10) DELETE FROM, (11) UPDATE, and (12) SET PASSWORD commands.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 21.00% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 2 December 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- mariadb/mariadb · oracle/mysql · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise server · suse/linux enterprise software development kit · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 21.0% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372Not Applicable
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23076Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013-1515902.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1703-1Third Party Advisory
- https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3908Broken Link, Exploit, Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16960Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372Not Applicable
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23076Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013-1515902.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1703-1Third Party Advisory
- https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3908Broken Link, Exploit, Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16960Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.