CVE-2012-5611

Oracle MySQL <5.5.28 & MariaDB <5.5.28a - RCE

Title source: llm

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the acl_get function in Oracle MySQL 5.5.19 and other versions through 5.5.28, and 5.1.53 and other versions through 5.1.66, and MariaDB 5.5.2.x before 5.5.28a, 5.3.x before 5.3.11, 5.2.x before 5.2.13 and 5.1.x before 5.1.66, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the GRANT FILE command.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by kingcope · perldoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23075

References (27)

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Scores

EPSS 0.6665
EPSS Percentile 98.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (46)
mariadb/mariadb 5.1.41
mariadb/mariadb 5.1.42
mariadb/mariadb 5.1.44
mariadb/mariadb 5.1.47
mariadb/mariadb 5.1.49
mariadb/mariadb 5.1.50
mariadb/mariadb 5.1.51
mariadb/mariadb 5.1.53
mariadb/mariadb 5.1.55
mariadb/mariadb 5.1.60
... and 36 more
Published Dec 03, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026