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    CVE-2012-5611

    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.

    Published:Nov 29, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Dec 3, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.63937
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Mariadb
    Product
    Mariadb
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Mysql
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23075

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00001.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00002.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00013.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00020.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00010.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1551.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0180.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/4
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51443
    http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2581
    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23075
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013-1515902.html
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1658-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1703-1
    https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5166-release-notes/
    https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5213-release-notes/
    https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5311-release-notes/
    https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5528a-release-notes/
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16395
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00001.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00002.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00013.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00020.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00010.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1551.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0180.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/4
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51443
    http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2581
    http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23075
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013-1515902.html
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1658-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1703-1
    https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5166-release-notes/
    https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5213-release-notes/
    https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5311-release-notes/
    https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5528a-release-notes/
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16395

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High