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CVE-2012-5614 json

Oracle MySQL 5.1.67 and earlier and 5.5.29 and earlier, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users…

published 2012-12-03 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5500

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
13.2%
EPSS 13.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Oracle MySQL 5.1.67 and earlier and 5.5.29 and earlier, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (mysqld crash) via a SELECT command with an UpdateXML command containing XML with a large number of unique, nested elements.

Patch / fix

  • mariadb mariadb 5.5.30, 10.0.2
  • mysql RHEL 6 5.1.69-1.el6_4
  • mysql-libs RHEL 6 5.1.69-1.el6_4
  • mysql-test RHEL 6 5.1.69-1.el6_4
  • mysql-bench RHEL 6 5.1.69-1.el6_4
  • mysql-server RHEL 6 5.1.69-1.el6_4
  • mysql-embedded RHEL 6 5.1.69-1.el6_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0772

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-5614 updated cvss 4.0

mysql: COM_BINLOG_DUMP crash on invalid data

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) mysql 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-libs 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-server 5.1.69-1.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) mysql 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-test 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-bench 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-embedded 5.1.69-1.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) mysql 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-libs 5.1.69-1.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) mysql 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-test 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-bench 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-server 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-embedded 5.1.69-1.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) mysql 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-libs 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-test 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-bench 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-server 5.1.69-1.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) mysql 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-embedded 5.1.69-1.el6_4
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) mysql 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-libs 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-test 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-bench 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-server 5.1.69-1.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) mysql 5.1.69-1.el6_4, mysql-embedded 5.1.69-1.el6_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0772
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 mysql
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-23078)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

13.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-23078 MySQL - Denial of Service (PoC) dos, 2012-12-02
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/7 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.