CVE-2012-0882

critical

Description

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.

References

https://lists.immunityinc.com/pipermail/canvas/2012-February/000014.html

https://lists.immunityinc.com/pipermail/canvas/2012-February/000011.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789141

https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_0882buffer_overflow_vulnerability

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/24/2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-12-21

Updated: 2023-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical