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CVE-2012-3160

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-10-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.65 and earlier, and 5.5.27 and earlier, allows local users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Server Installation.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 10.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10
• Debian Linux: 6.0, 7.0
• MariaDB: from 5.1.0 before 5.1.66; from 5.5.0 before 5.5.28 — fixed in 5.1.66, 5.5.28
• MySQL Server: from 5.1.0 through 5.1.65; from 5.5.0 through 5.5.27
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Eus: 6.3
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: MariaDB 5.1.66, 5.5.28. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1462.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51177
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51309
• http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
• http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2581
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2012-1515893.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1621-1
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79394
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1462.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51177

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