CVE-2012-3160 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2012-3160?

CVE-2012-3160 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 16 Oct 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 5.1.65 and earlier, and 5.5.27 and earlier, allows local users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Server Installation.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3160?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Mariadb Mariadb, Oracle Mysql, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3160?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-3160 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3160 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-wc83-5m7f-xhpq.