{"id":"CVE-2012-5614","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-5614","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T07:55:57.729Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2012-12-03T12:49:44.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:47:06.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":4,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P"},"cwe":[],"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"],"epss":{"score":0.13175,"percentile":0.96376,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2012-12-02","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":23078,"kind":"exploit","title":"MySQL - Denial of Service (PoC)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23078","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/23078.txt","file":"exploits/linux/dos/23078.txt","published":"2012-12-02","added":"2012-12-02","updated":"2012-12-02","author":"kingcope","type":"dos","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2012-5614","OSVDB-88065"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.2%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. 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