CVE-2012-5611
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (mysql) | RHSA-2013:0180 | 2013-01-22 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (mysql) | RHSA-2012:1551 | 2012-12-07 |
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