MEDIUM
mysql: crash caused by wrong calculation of key length for sort order index
Published Aug 17, 2012
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.90%
Description
MySQL 5.1.x before 5.1.63 and 5.5.x before 5.5.24 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (mysqld crash) via vectors related to incorrect calculation and a sort order index.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 5.1.5
- 5.1.23
- 5.1.31
- 5.1.32
- 5.1.34
- 5.1.37
- 5.1
- 5.1.1
- 5.1.2
- 5.1.3
- 5.1.4
- 5.1.6
- 5.1.7
- 5.1.8
- 5.1.9
- 5.1.10
- 5.1.11
- 5.1.12
- 5.1.13
- 5.1.14
- 5.1.15
- 5.1.16
- 5.1.17
- 5.1.18
- 5.1.19
- 5.1.20
- 5.1.21
- 5.1.22
- 5.1.23
- 5.1.24
- 5.1.25
- 5.1.26
- 5.1.27
- 5.1.28
- 5.1.29
- 5.1.30
- 5.1.31
- 5.1.33
- 5.1.34
- 5.1.35
- 5.1.36
- 5.1.37
- 5.1.38
- 5.1.39
- 5.1.40
- 5.1.40
- 5.1.41
- 5.1.42
- 5.1.43
- 5.1.43
- 5.1.44
- 5.1.45
- 5.1.46
- 5.1.46
- 5.1.47
- 5.1.48
- 5.1.49
- 5.1.49
- 5.1.50
- 5.1.51
- 5.1.52
- 5.1.52
- 5.1.53
- 5.1.54
- 5.1.55
- 5.1.56
- 5.1.57
- 5.1.58
- 5.1.59
- 5.1.60
- 5.1.61
- 5.1.62
Configuration 2
OR
- 5.5.0
- 5.5.1
- 5.5.2
- 5.5.3
- 5.5.4
- 5.5.5
- 5.5.6
- 5.5.7
- 5.5.9
- 5.5.10
- 5.5.11
- 5.5.12
- 5.5.13
- 5.5.14
- 5.5.15
- 5.5.16
- 5.5.17
- 5.5.18
- 5.5.19
- 5.5.20
- 5.5.21
- 5.5.22
- 5.5.23
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
mysql-0:5.0.95-5.el5_9
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mysql-0:5.1.66-1.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1462
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | mysql-0:5.0.95-5.el5_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mysql-0:5.1.66-1.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1462 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.90% 0.01900
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01900
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 | 1.90% (0.01900) | 78.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01900) | 76.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.94% (0.00937) | 74.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 24, 2024 | 2.76% (0.02762) | 90.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 1.02% (0.01019) | 83.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 1.12% (0.01122) | 83.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01111) | 82.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 75.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 75.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 73.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 52.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-63.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1462.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0180.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51309 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55120 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2749 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=833737 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2749
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2749
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-63.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1462.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0180.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51309 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/53372 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55120 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2749 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=833737 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2749 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2749 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 17, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 14, 2012
Link CVE-2012-2749
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a