Input validation error in Oracle MySQL Server

Published: 2012-10-17 | Updated: 2020-08-04

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2012-3163
CWE-ID	CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	MySQL Server Server applications / Database software
Vendor	Oracle

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU33923

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3163

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to execute arbitrary code.

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.64 and earlier, and 5.5.26 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Information Schema. Per: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2012-1515893.html "The CVSS Base Score is 9.0 only for Windows. For Linux, Unix and other platforms, the CVSS Base Score is 6.5, and the impacts for Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability are Partial+."

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MySQL Server: 5.1.3 - 5.5.25

CPE2.3

External links

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://secunia.com/advisories/56509
http://secunia.com/advisories/56513
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/14000/900/sol14907.html
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
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79381

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.