Heap-based buffer overflow - CVE-2012-5129
Published: December 4, 2012 / Updated: August 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33105
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5129
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in the WebGL subsystem in Google Chrome OS before 23.0.1271.94. A remote attacker can use unknown vectors. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
mysql (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2012-5129
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
mysql (Alpine package) - update to 5.5.31-r0