CVE-2012-5611

Name: CVE-2012-5611
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2012-12-03T12:49:43.363+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 24.56%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-5611 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 24.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

24.56%

97.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.1.41
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.1.42
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.1.44
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.1.47
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.1.49
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.1.50
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.1.51
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.1.53
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.1.55
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.1.60
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.1.61
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.1.62
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.2.0
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.2.1
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.2.2
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.2.3
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.2.4
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.2.5
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.2.6
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.2.7
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.2.8
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.2.9
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.2.10
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.2.11
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.2.12
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.3.0
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.3.1
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.3.2
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.3.3
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.3.4
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.3.5
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.3.6
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.3.7
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.3.8
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.3.9
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.3.10
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.5.20
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.5.21
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.5.22
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.5.23
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.5.24
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.5.25
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.5.27
Mariadb	Mariadb	5.5.28
Oracle	Mysql	5.1.53
Oracle	Mysql	5.5.19

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1551.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0180.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51443Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/53372Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2581Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23075Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013-1515902.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1658-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1703-1Third Party Advisory
https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5166-release-notes/Third Party Advisory
https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5213-release-notes/Third Party Advisory
https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5311-release-notes/Third Party Advisory
https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5528a-release-notes/Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16395Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1551.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0180.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51443Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/53372Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2581Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23075Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013-1515902.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1658-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1703-1Third Party Advisory
https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5166-release-notes/Third Party Advisory
https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5213-release-notes/Third Party Advisory
https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5311-release-notes/Third Party Advisory
https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5528a-release-notes/Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16395Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 3, 2012
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

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Severity scoring for CVE-2012-5611 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 24.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST