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mysql: unspecified remote exploit (released with VulnDisco Pack Professional 9.17)

Published Dec 21, 2012

Description

Buffer overflow in yaSSL, as used in MySQL 5.5.20 and possibly other versions including 5.5.x before 5.5.22 and 5.1.x before 5.1.62, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VulnDisco Pack Professional 9.17. NOTE: as of 20120224, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the module author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes. NOTE: due to lack of details, it is not clear whether this issue is a duplicate of CVE-2012-0492 or another CVE.

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Red Hat statement

We do not currently plan to fix this issue due to the lack of further information about the flaw and its impact. If more information becomes available at a future date, we may revisit the issue.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Dec 21, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 19, 2012
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Important
Public date Feb 9, 2012