# CVE-2012-5614: Oracle MySQL 5.1.67 and earlier and 5.5.29 and earlier, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users t

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2012-12-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Oracle MySQL 5.1.67 and earlier and 5.5.29 and earlier, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (mysqld crash) via a SELECT command with an UpdateXML command containing XML with a large number of unique, nested elements.

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027829
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0772.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882607
- https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3910
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23078

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