CVE-2012-3163 Other in n/a

What is CVE-2012-3163?

CVE-2012-3163 is a critical vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 17 Oct 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 5.1.64 and earlier, and 5.5.26 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Information Schema.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3163?

It affects 21 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager and 15 more.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3163?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-3163 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3163 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-cr8v-8mh7-xwrm.