CVE-2012-5611

MySQL (Linux) - Stack Buffer Overrun (PoC)

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila en MySQL v5.5.19, v5.1.53, y posiblemente otras versiones, y MariaDB v5.5.2.x antes de v5.5.28a, v5.3.x antes de v5.3.11, v5.2.x antes de v5.2.13 y v5.1.x antes de v5.1.66, permite a usuarios autenticados remotamente ejecutar código de su elección a través de un argumento largo en el comando GRANT FILE.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MySQL, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service. Versions less than 5.1.70 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-10-24 CVE Reserved
2012-12-02 First Exploit
2012-12-03 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CAPEC

References (30)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/4	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/51443	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/53372	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4	Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013-1515902.html	Third Party Advisory
https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5166-release-notes	Third Party Advisory
https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5213-release-notes	Third Party Advisory
https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5311-release-notes	Third Party Advisory
https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5528a-release-notes	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16395	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23075	2012-12-02
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23075	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00000.html	2024-05-17
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00001.html	2024-05-17
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00002.html	2024-05-17
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00013.html	2024-05-17
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00020.html	2024-05-17
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html	2024-05-17
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00010.html	2024-05-17
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1551.html	2024-05-17
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0180.html	2024-05-17
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml	2024-05-17
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2581	2024-05-17
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102	2024-05-17
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150	2024-05-17
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1658-1	2024-05-17
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1703-1	2024-05-17
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5611	2013-01-22
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=881064	2013-01-22

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.1.41 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.1.41"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.1.42 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.1.42"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.1.44 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.1.44"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.1.47 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.1.47"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.1.49 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.1.49"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.1.50 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.1.50"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.1.51 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.1.51"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.1.53 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.1.53"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.1.55 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.1.55"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.1.60 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.1.60"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.1.61 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.1.61"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.1.62 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.1.62"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.2.0 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.2.0"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.2.1 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.2.1"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.2.2 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.2.2"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.2.3 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.2.3"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.2.4 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.2.4"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.2.5 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.2.5"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.2.6 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.2.6"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.2.7 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.2.7"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.2.8 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.2.8"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.2.9 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.2.9"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.2.10 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.2.10"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.2.11 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.2.11"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.2.12 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.2.12"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.3.0 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.3.0"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.3.1 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.3.1"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.3.2 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.3.2"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.3.3 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.3.3"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.3.4 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.3.4"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.3.5 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.3.5"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.3.6 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.3.6"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.3.7 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.3.7"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.3.8 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.3.8"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.3.9 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.3.9"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.3.10 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.3.10"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.5.20 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.5.20"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.5.21 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.5.21"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.5.22 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.5.22"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.5.23 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.5.23"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.5.24 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.5.24"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.5.25 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.5.25"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.5.27 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.5.27"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb"	Mariadb Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb"	5.5.28 Search vendor "Mariadb" for product "Mariadb" and version "5.5.28"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"	Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"	5.1.53 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "5.1.53"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"	Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"	5.5.19 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version "5.5.19"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe