CVE-2012-5612

mysql: MDL subsystem heap-based buffer overflow

Published Dec 3, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 21.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1703-1 MySQL vulnerabilities
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