CVE-2012-1696: Medium severity MySQL mysql vulnerability

Published May 3, 2012
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Updated

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.19 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server Optimizer.

Affected Software

262 affected components
MySQL mysql=4.1.0
MySQL mysql=4.1.2
MySQL mysql=4.1.3
MySQL mysql=4.1.8
MySQL mysql=4.1.10
MySQL mysql=4.1.12
MySQL mysql=4.1.13
MySQL mysql=4.1.14
MySQL mysql=4.1.15
MySQL mysql=5.0.0
MySQL mysql=5.0.1
MySQL mysql=5.0.2
MySQL mysql=5.0.3
MySQL mysql=5.0.4
MySQL mysql=5.0.5
MySQL mysql=5.0.10
MySQL mysql=5.0.15
MySQL mysql=5.0.16
MySQL mysql=5.0.17
MySQL mysql=5.0.20
MySQL mysql=5.0.24
MySQL mysql=5.1.5
MySQL mysql=5.1.23
MySQL mysql=5.1.31
MySQL mysql=5.1.32
MySQL mysql=5.1.34
MySQL mysql=5.1.37
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.1
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.2
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.3
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.4
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.5
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.6
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.7
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.8
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.9
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.10
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.11
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.12
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.13
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.14
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.15
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.16
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.17
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.18
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.19
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.20
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.21
MySQL Mysql Community Server=5.1.22
MySQL MySQL Server=5.1.22
Oracle MySQL<=5.5.19
Oracle MySQL=3.20
Oracle MySQL=3.20.32a
Oracle MySQL=3.21
Oracle MySQL=3.22
Oracle MySQL=3.22.26
Oracle MySQL=3.22.27
Oracle MySQL=3.22.28
Oracle MySQL=3.22.29
Oracle MySQL=3.22.30
Oracle MySQL=3.22.32
Oracle MySQL=3.23
Oracle MySQL=3.23.0-alpha
Oracle MySQL=3.23.1
Oracle MySQL=3.23.2
Oracle MySQL=3.23.3
Oracle MySQL=3.23.4
Oracle MySQL=3.23.5
Oracle MySQL=3.23.6
Oracle MySQL=3.23.7
Oracle MySQL=3.23.8
Oracle MySQL=3.23.9
Oracle MySQL=3.23.10
Oracle MySQL=3.23.11
Oracle MySQL=3.23.12
Oracle MySQL=3.23.13
Oracle MySQL=3.23.14
Oracle MySQL=3.23.15
Oracle MySQL=3.23.16
Oracle MySQL=3.23.17
Oracle MySQL=3.23.18
Oracle MySQL=3.23.19
Oracle MySQL=3.23.20-beta
Oracle MySQL=3.23.21
Oracle MySQL=3.23.22
Oracle MySQL=3.23.23
Oracle MySQL=3.23.24
Oracle MySQL=3.23.25
Oracle MySQL=3.23.26
Oracle MySQL=3.23.27
Oracle MySQL=3.23.28
Oracle MySQL=3.23.28-gamma
Oracle MySQL=3.23.29
Oracle MySQL=3.23.30
Oracle MySQL=3.23.31
Oracle MySQL=3.23.32
Oracle MySQL=3.23.33
Oracle MySQL=3.23.34
Oracle MySQL=3.23.35
Oracle MySQL=3.23.36
Oracle MySQL=3.23.37
Oracle MySQL=3.23.38
Oracle MySQL=3.23.39
Oracle MySQL=3.23.40
Oracle MySQL=3.23.41
Oracle MySQL=3.23.42
Oracle MySQL=3.23.43
Oracle MySQL=3.23.44
Oracle MySQL=3.23.45
Oracle MySQL=3.23.46
Oracle MySQL=3.23.47
Oracle MySQL=3.23.48
Oracle MySQL=3.23.49
Oracle MySQL=3.23.50
Oracle MySQL=3.23.51
Oracle MySQL=3.23.52
Oracle MySQL=3.23.53
Oracle MySQL=3.23.53a
Oracle MySQL=3.23.54
Oracle MySQL=3.23.54a
Oracle MySQL=3.23.55
Oracle MySQL=3.23.56
Oracle MySQL=3.23.57
Oracle MySQL=3.23.58
Oracle MySQL=3.23.59
Oracle MySQL=4.0.0
Oracle MySQL=4.0.1
Oracle MySQL=4.0.2
Oracle MySQL=4.0.3
Oracle MySQL=4.0.4
Oracle MySQL=4.0.5
Oracle MySQL=4.0.5a
Oracle MySQL=4.0.6
Oracle MySQL=4.0.7
Oracle MySQL=4.0.7-gamma
Oracle MySQL=4.0.8
Oracle MySQL=4.0.8-gamma
Oracle MySQL=4.0.9
Oracle MySQL=4.0.9-gamma
Oracle MySQL=4.0.10
Oracle MySQL=4.0.11
Oracle MySQL=4.0.11-gamma
Oracle MySQL=4.0.12
Oracle MySQL=4.0.13
Oracle MySQL=4.0.14
Oracle MySQL=4.0.15
Oracle MySQL=4.0.16
Oracle MySQL=4.0.17
Oracle MySQL=4.0.18
Oracle MySQL=4.0.19
Oracle MySQL=4.0.20
Oracle MySQL=4.0.21
Oracle MySQL=4.0.23
Oracle MySQL=4.0.24
Oracle MySQL=4.0.25
Oracle MySQL=4.0.26
Oracle MySQL=4.0.27
Oracle MySQL=4.1.0-alpha
Oracle MySQL=4.1.1
Oracle MySQL=4.1.2-alpha
Oracle MySQL=4.1.3-beta
Oracle MySQL=4.1.4
Oracle MySQL=4.1.5
Oracle MySQL=4.1.6
Oracle MySQL=4.1.7
Oracle MySQL=4.1.9
Oracle MySQL=4.1.11
Oracle MySQL=4.1.16
Oracle MySQL=4.1.17
Oracle MySQL=4.1.18
Oracle MySQL=4.1.19
Oracle MySQL=4.1.20
Oracle MySQL=4.1.21
Oracle MySQL=4.1.22
Oracle MySQL=5.0.41
Oracle MySQL=5.1
Oracle MySQL=5.1.1
Oracle MySQL=5.1.2
Oracle MySQL=5.1.3
Oracle MySQL=5.1.4
Oracle MySQL=5.1.6
Oracle MySQL=5.1.7
Oracle MySQL=5.1.8
Oracle MySQL=5.1.9
Oracle MySQL=5.1.10
Oracle MySQL=5.1.11
Oracle MySQL=5.1.12
Oracle MySQL=5.1.13
Oracle MySQL=5.1.14
Oracle MySQL=5.1.15
Oracle MySQL=5.1.16
Oracle MySQL=5.1.17
Oracle MySQL=5.1.18
Oracle MySQL=5.1.19
Oracle MySQL=5.1.20
Oracle MySQL=5.1.21
Oracle MySQL=5.1.22
Oracle MySQL=5.1.23-a
Oracle MySQL=5.1.24
Oracle MySQL=5.1.25
Oracle MySQL=5.1.26
Oracle MySQL=5.1.27
Oracle MySQL=5.1.28
Oracle MySQL=5.1.29
Oracle MySQL=5.1.30
Oracle MySQL=5.1.31-sp1
Oracle MySQL=5.1.33
Oracle MySQL=5.1.34-sp1
Oracle MySQL=5.1.35
Oracle MySQL=5.1.36
Oracle MySQL=5.1.37-sp1
Oracle MySQL=5.1.38
Oracle MySQL=5.1.39
Oracle MySQL=5.1.40
Oracle MySQL=5.1.40-sp1
Oracle MySQL=5.1.41
Oracle MySQL=5.1.42
Oracle MySQL=5.1.43
Oracle MySQL=5.1.43-sp1
Oracle MySQL=5.1.44
Oracle MySQL=5.1.45
Oracle MySQL=5.1.46
Oracle MySQL=5.1.46-sp1
Oracle MySQL=5.1.47
Oracle MySQL=5.1.48
Oracle MySQL=5.1.49
Oracle MySQL=5.1.49-sp1
Oracle MySQL=5.1.50
Oracle MySQL=5.1.51
Oracle MySQL=5.1.52
Oracle MySQL=5.1.52-sp1
Oracle MySQL=5.1.53
Oracle MySQL=5.1.54
Oracle MySQL=5.1.55
Oracle MySQL=5.1.56
Oracle MySQL=5.1.57
Oracle MySQL=5.1.58
Oracle MySQL=5.1.59
Oracle MySQL=5.1.60
Oracle MySQL=5.1.61
Oracle MySQL=5.5.0
Oracle MySQL=5.5.1
Oracle MySQL=5.5.2
Oracle MySQL=5.5.3
Oracle MySQL=5.5.4
Oracle MySQL=5.5.5
Oracle MySQL=5.5.6
Oracle MySQL=5.5.7
Oracle MySQL=5.5.8
Oracle MySQL=5.5.9
Oracle MySQL=5.5.10
Oracle MySQL=5.5.11
Oracle MySQL=5.5.12
Oracle MySQL=5.5.13
Oracle MySQL=5.5.14
Oracle MySQL=5.5.15
Oracle MySQL=5.5.16
Oracle MySQL=5.5.17
Oracle MySQL=5.5.18
Oracle MySQL=5.5.20
Oracle MySQL=5.5.21
Oracle Mysql Connector\/j=5.1.8

Event History

May 3, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1696?

The severity of CVE-2012-1696 is classified as a medium risk as it allows remote authenticated users to affect availability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-1696?

To fix CVE-2012-1696, update MySQL to a version newer than 5.5.19.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2012-1696?

CVE-2012-1696 affects authenticated users of Oracle MySQL versions 5.5.19 and earlier.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2012-1696?

CVE-2012-1696 is an unspecified vulnerability related to the MySQL Server Optimizer that can affect availability.

5

Can CVE-2012-1696 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2012-1696 can be exploited by remote authenticated users.

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