CVE-2012-5614
Oracle MySQL 5.1.67 and earlier and 5.5.29 and earlier, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (mysqld crash) via a SELECT command with an UpdateXML command containing XML with a…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.2%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Oracle MySQL 5.1.67 and earlier and 5.5.29 and earlier, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (mysqld crash) via a SELECT command with an UpdateXML command containing XML with a large number of unique, nested elements.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 13.18% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 2 December 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- oracle/mysql · mariadb/mariadb · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 13.2% 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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0772.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/7Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372Not Applicable
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xmlThird Party Advisory
- 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/cpuapr2013-1899555.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027829Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882607Issue Tracking
- https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3910Broken Link, Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0772.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/7Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372Not Applicable
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xmlThird Party Advisory
- 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/cpuapr2013-1899555.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027829Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882607Issue Tracking
- https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3910Broken Link, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.