CVE-2012-5529 Null dereference in n/a
Low 3.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-5529 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2012-5529 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5529 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5529/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5529/index.md)
Authenticated users can crash the Firebird database server by submitting an empty dynamic SQL query when trace is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-5529?
CVE-2012-5529 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
TraceManager in Firebird 2.5.0 and 2.5.1, when trace is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) by preparing an empty dynamic SQL query.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5529?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Firebirdsql Firebird.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5529?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-5529 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5529 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-69fh-mhqq-m6vc.