CVE-2012-5612

Name: CVE-2012-5612
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2012-12-03T12:49:43.597+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 20.84%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-5612 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 20.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

20.84%

97.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 5.1.0, < 5.1.67	—
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 5.2.0, < 5.2.14	—
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.12	—
Mariadb	Mariadb	>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.29	—
Mariadb	Mariadb	10.0.0	—
Oracle	Mysql	>= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.28	—
Suse	Linux Enterprise Desktop	11	Sp2
Suse	Linux Enterprise Server	11	Sp2
Suse	Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	11	Sp2
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	11.10	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.10	—

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/53372Not Applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23076Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150Broken Link
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.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1703-1Third Party Advisory
https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3908Broken Link, Exploit, Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16960Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/53372Not Applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23076Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150Broken Link
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.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1703-1Third Party Advisory
https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3908Broken Link, Exploit, Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16960Third Party Advisory

Timeline

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2012-5612?

How severe is CVE-2012-5612?

Severity scoring for CVE-2012-5612 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 20.84% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5612?

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Source: NVD / NIST