CVE-2012-0882
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · Memory corruption
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)5%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_0882buffer_overflow_vulnerabilityAdvisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/24/2
- 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