CVE-2012-5614 EXPLOIT
4.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.2% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 13.18% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-12-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (7)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mariadb | mariadb |
| oracle | mysql |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MySQL - Denial of Service (PoC) | 2012-12-02 |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0772.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/7
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
- 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/cpuapr2013-1899555.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027829
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882607
- https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3910
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0772.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/7
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
- 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/cpuapr2013-1899555.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027829
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