CVE-2012-3163

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.

9.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.87% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/51177	third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/56509	third party advisory not applicable
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1462.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/53372	third party advisory not applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2581	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2012-1515893.html	third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/51309	third party advisory not applicable
http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/14000/900/sol14907.html	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79381	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1621-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56513	third party advisory not applicable

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3163?: CVE-2012-3163 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3163?: To fix CVE-2012-3163, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-3163 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-3163 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.