Input validation error in MySQL Server - CVE-2012-1703

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Input validation error in MySQL Server - CVE-2012-1703

Published: May 4, 2012 / Updated: August 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33942
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1703
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.61 and earlier, and 5.5.21 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server Optimizer, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1690.


Affected software

MySQL Server
mysql (Alpine package)

How to mitigate CVE-2012-1703

Install update from vendor's website.

MySQL Server - addressed in versions 5.1.62, 5.5.21
mysql (Alpine package) - update to 5.1.63-r0

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