mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to Server Optimizer (CPU Apr 2012)
Published May 3, 2012
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.70%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.61 and earlier, and 5.5.21 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server Optimizer, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1690.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.3.z
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mysql-0:5.1.66-1.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1462
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mysql
Under investigation
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mysql-0:5.1.66-1.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1462 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mysql | Under investigation | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10, new MySQL 5.5 packages are available which are not vulnerable to this issue. Future updates for MySQL 5.0 will no longer be made available (mysql-5.0.* and related packages); security advisories will be provided only for MySQL 5.5. Please refer to https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2013-1330.html for further information.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.70% (0.03698) | 89.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.74% (0.03740) | 88.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.79% (0.00793) | 72.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 65.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 64.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00351) | 71.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00351) | 67.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 77.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 77.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 75.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 54.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1462.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48890 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicablePermissions Required
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49179 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicablePermissions Required
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51309 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicablePermissions Required
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicablePermissions Required
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2012-366314.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53058 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026934 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1703 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814293 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1703
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1703
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1462.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48890 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicablePermissions Required | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49179 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicablePermissions Required | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51309 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicablePermissions Required | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/53372 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicablePermissions Required | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2012-366314.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53058 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026934 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1703 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814293 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1703 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1703 |
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