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 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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 5.3% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-0905)
- Published
- December 21, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0905 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- mysql / mysql
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References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/24/2
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_0882buffer_overflow_vulnerability(Vendor Advisory)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789141
- https://lists.immunityinc.com/pipermail/canvas/2012-February/000011.html
- https://lists.immunityinc.com/pipermail/canvas/2012-February/000014.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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