CVE-2012-1696 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in MySQL Server via unspecified vectors in the Server Optimizer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-1696?
CVE-2012-1696 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mysql Mysql, published on 3 May 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1696?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Mysql Mysql, Mysql Mysql Community Server, Mysql Mysql Server, Oracle Mysql, Oracle Mysql Connector\/J.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1696?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1696 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-2012-1696 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1696 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-23p3-vg9x-qw6p.