CVE-2012-5611 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 24% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the acl_get function in Oracle MySQL 5.5.19 and other versions through 5.5.28, and 5.1.53 and other versions through 5.1.66, and MariaDB 5.5.2.x before 5.5.28a, 5.3.x before 5.3.11, 5.2.x before 5.2.13 and 5.1.x before 5.1.66, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the GRANT FILE command.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 23.96% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-12-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel |
| mariadb | mariadb |
| oracle | mysql |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MySQL (Linux) - Stack Buffer Overrun (PoC) | 2012-12-02 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00010.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1551.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0180.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51443
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2581
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23075
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013-1515902.html
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