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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-5614 · published 3 December 2012

CVE-2012-5614: Oracle mysql vulnerability

Oracle · Mysql

Oracle MySQL 5.1.67 and earlier and 5.5.29 and earlier, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (mysqld crash) via a SELECT command with an UpdateXML command containing XML with a large number of unique, nested elements.

4.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 13% · top 3.8%
4.0CVSS 2.0 base score
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
7Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Oracle MySQL 5.1.67 and earlier and 5.5.29 and earlier, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (mysqld crash) via a SELECT command with an UpdateXML command containing XML with a large number of unique, nested elements.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

7 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0772.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/7 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/53372 Not Applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150 Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027829 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882607 Issue Tracking
https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3910 Broken LinkPatch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0772.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/7 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/53372 Not Applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150 Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027829 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882607 Issue Tracking
https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3910 Broken LinkPatch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-5614), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.