Buffer overflow in mysql - CVE-2012-2102
Published: August 17, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43710
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2102
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
mysql
mysql
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to perform service disruption.
MySQL 5.1.x before 5.1.62 and 5.5.x before 5.5.22 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and mysqld abort) by deleting a record and using HANDLER READ NEXT.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-2102
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mysql/mysql-server/5.5/revision/3097.15.15
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-62.html
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/news-5-5-22.html
- http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/04/10/oracle-mysql-innodb-bugs-13510739-and-63775-dos-demo/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/13/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52931