Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2012-5613
MySQL 5.5.19 and possibly other versions, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, when configured to assign the FILE privilege to users who should not have administrative privileges, allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging the FILE privilege to create files as the MySQL administrator. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that this is only a vulnerability when the administrator does not follow recommendations in the product's installation documentation. NOTE: it could be argued that this should not be included in CVE because it is a configuration issue.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.317 (98.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.317 · newest: 0.317 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Mariadb — versions 5.5.28a
- Oracle MySQL — versions 5.5.19
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/53372 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/6 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5613?
- CVE-2012-5613 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-16. Published 2012-12-03.
- Is CVE-2012-5613 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.