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CVE-2012-0882

Buffer overflow in yaSSL, as used in MySQL 5.5.20 and possibly other versions including 5.5.x before 5.5.22 and 5.1.x before 5.1.62, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VulnDisco Pack Professional 9.17. NOTE: as of 20120224, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the module author is a reliable researcher, the…

Severity
High 7.5
Published
21 Dec 2012
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
5.3% in the next 30 daysHigher than 92% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Memory buffer errors (CWE-119)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in yaSSL, as used in MySQL 5.5.20 and possibly other versions including 5.5.x before 5.5.22 and 5.1.x before 5.1.62, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VulnDisco Pack Professional 9.17. NOTE: as of 20120224, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the module author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes. NOTE: due to lack of details, it is not clear whether this issue is a duplicate of CVE-2012-0492 or another CVE.

From NVD.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
MySQLServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:mysql
  • Version 5.5.21
  • Version 5.5.20
  • Version 5.5.19
  • Version 5.5.18
All 86 release lines
  • Version 5.1
  • Version 5.1.1
  • Version 5.1.2
  • Version 5.1.3
  • Version 5.1.4
  • Version 5.1.6
  • Version 5.1.7
  • Version 5.1.8
  • Version 5.1.9
  • Version 5.1.10
  • Version 5.1.11
  • Version 5.1.12
  • Version 5.1.13
  • Version 5.1.14
  • Version 5.1.15
  • Version 5.1.16
  • Version 5.1.17
  • Version 5.1.18
  • Version 5.1.19
  • Version 5.1.20
  • Version 5.1.21
  • Version 5.1.22
  • Version 5.1.23-a
  • Version 5.1.24
  • Version 5.1.25
  • Version 5.1.26
  • Version 5.1.27
  • Version 5.1.28
  • Version 5.1.29
  • Version 5.1.30
  • Version 5.1.31-sp1
  • Version 5.1.33
  • Version 5.1.34-sp1
  • Version 5.1.35
  • Version 5.1.36
  • Version 5.1.37-sp1
  • Version 5.1.38
  • Version 5.1.39
  • Version 5.1.40
  • Version 5.1.40-sp1
  • Version 5.1.41
  • Version 5.1.42
  • Version 5.1.43
  • Version 5.1.43-sp1
  • Version 5.1.44
  • Version 5.1.45
  • Version 5.1.46
  • Version 5.1.46-sp1
  • Version 5.1.47
  • Version 5.1.48
  • Version 5.1.49
  • Version 5.1.49-sp1
  • Version 5.1.50
  • Version 5.1.51
  • Version 5.1.52
  • Version 5.1.52-sp1
  • Version 5.1.53
  • Version 5.1.54
  • Version 5.1.55
  • Version 5.1.56
  • Version 5.1.57
  • Version 5.1.58
  • Version 5.1.59
  • Version 5.1.60
  • Version 5.1.61
  • Version 5.5.0
  • Version 5.5.1
  • Version 5.5.2
  • Version 5.5.3
  • Version 5.5.4
  • Version 5.5.5
  • Version 5.5.6
  • Version 5.5.7
  • Version 5.5.9
  • Version 5.5.10
  • Version 5.5.11
  • Version 5.5.12
  • Version 5.5.13
  • Version 5.5.14
  • Version 5.5.15
  • Version 5.5.16
  • Version 5.5.17
  • Version 5.5.18
  • Version 5.5.19
  • Version 5.5.20
  • Version 5.5.21

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0882
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0882