CVE-2012-5612
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Mariadb
PublishedDec 3, 2012
First seenDec 3, 2012
How to fix
Update
- mariadb mariadb5.1.67, 5.2.14, 5.3.12, 5.5.29 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mariadb mariadb | 5.1.0 ≤ v < 5.1.67, 5.2.0 ≤ v < 5.2.14, 5.3.0 ≤ v < 5.3.12, 5.5.0 ≤ v < 5.5.29, 10.0.0 | 5.1.67, 5.2.14, 5.3.12, 5.5.29 |
| oracle mysql | 5.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.5.28 | — |
| suse linux_enterprise_desktop | 11 | — |
| suse linux_enterprise_server | 11 | — |
| suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 11 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 10.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10 | — |
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