Input validation error in MySQL Server - CVE-2012-3166

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Input validation error in MySQL Server - CVE-2012-3166

Published: October 17, 2012 / Updated: August 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33924
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3166
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to perform service disruption.

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.63 and earlier, and 5.5.25 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to InnoDB.


Affected software

MySQL Server
mysql (Alpine package)

How to mitigate CVE-2012-3166

Install update from vendor's website.

MySQL Server - addressed in versions 5.1.64, 5.5.25
mysql (Alpine package) - update to 5.5.28-r0

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