Resource management error in mysql - CVE-2012-2749
Published: August 17, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43711
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-2012-2749
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 5.1.63 and 5.5.x before 5.5.24 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (mysqld crash) via vectors related to incorrect calculation and a sort order index.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-2749
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-63.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1462.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0180.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51309
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55120
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=833737