CVE-2012-1697 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in MySQL Server via unspecified partition-related vectors.
- 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-2012-1697?
CVE-2012-1697 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mariadb Mariadb, 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 5.5.21 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Partition.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1697?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mariadb Mariadb, Oracle Mysql.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1697?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1697 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-2012-1697 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1697 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-5q6h-99p5-cxfr.