Stack-based buffer overflow - CVE-2012-5611
Published: December 3, 2012 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33687
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5611
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is 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 when processing a long argument to the GRANT FILE command. per http://www.openwall. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-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
Amazon Linux AMI
mysql (Alpine package)
mysql (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2012-5611
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
mysql (Alpine package) - addressed in versions 5.5.28-r0, 5.5.30-r0
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External 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