CVE-2012-0494 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a denial of service in MySQL Server via unspecified vectors, requiring local access to exploit.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-0494?
CVE-2012-0494 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Mysql, published on 18 Jan 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0494?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Mysql.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0494?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-0494 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0494 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Mysql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vqfg-fw3q-qgrr.