MEDIUM
mysql: acl_get() stack-based buffer overflow
Published Dec 3, 2012
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 23.96%
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.
Affected products
No data.
AND
OR
- 5.1.41
- 5.1.42
- 5.1.44
- 5.1.47
- 5.1.49
- 5.1.50
- 5.1.51
- 5.1.53
- 5.1.55
- 5.1.60
- 5.1.61
- 5.1.62
- 5.2.0
- 5.2.1
- 5.2.2
- 5.2.3
- 5.2.4
- 5.2.5
- 5.2.6
- 5.2.7
- 5.2.8
- 5.2.9
- 5.2.10
- 5.2.11
- 5.2.12
- 5.3.0
- 5.3.1
- 5.3.2
- 5.3.3
- 5.3.4
- 5.3.5
- 5.3.6
- 5.3.7
- 5.3.8
- 5.3.9
- 5.3.10
- 5.5.20
- 5.5.21
- 5.5.22
- 5.5.23
- 5.5.24
- 5.5.25
- 5.5.27
- 5.5.28
- 5.1.53
- 5.5.19
Running on/with
- n/a
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-0:5.1.66-2.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1551
| 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-0:5.1.66-2.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1551 |
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.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
23.96% 0.23956
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.23956
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 (30 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 23.96% (0.23956) | 97.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 24.56% (0.24564) | 97.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 66.65% (0.66648) | 98.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 62.44% (0.62438) | 98.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 66.65% (0.66648) | 98.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 44.76% (0.44762) | 97.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 46.11% (0.46108) | 97.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 19, 2025 | 66.28% (0.66284) | 98.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 72.09% (0.72093) | 98.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 68.47% (0.68466) | 98.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 12, 2025 | 72.09% (0.72093) | 98.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 68.02% (0.68015) | 98.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 21, 2025 | 63.94% (0.63937) | 98.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 58.34% (0.58342) | 98.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | 62.87% (0.62873) | 98.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 16, 2025 | 65.17% (0.65168) | 98.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 68.02% (0.68015) | 98.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 46.53% (0.46532) | 97.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 51.34% (0.51343) | 96.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 46.53% (0.46532) | 97.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 22, 2024 | 89.29% (0.89290) | 99.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 90.51% (0.90507) | 99.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 94.19% (0.94189) | 99.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 94.88% (0.94884) | 99.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 97.21% (0.97215) | 99.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.29% (0.97287) | 99.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 38.48% (0.38478) | 97.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 38.48% (0.38478) | 97.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 16, 2022 | 38.35% (0.38347) | 97.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 43.19% (0.43194) | 97.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (31)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00013.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00020.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1551.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0180.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/4 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51443 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2581 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23075 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013-1515902.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1658-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1703-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5611 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=881064 Issue Tracking
- https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5166-release-notes/ x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5213-release-notes/ x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5311-release-notes/ x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5528a-release-notes/ x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5611
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16395 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5611
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Dec 3, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 24, 2012
Link CVE-2012-5611
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a