CVE-2012-0492

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.x and 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0112, CVE-2012-0115, CVE-2012-0119, CVE-2012-0120, and CVE-2012-0485.

Published: 2012-01-18 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-0492 is rated Low Risk (34.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.82%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0492

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-28 0.55% 0.82% +0.27%
2 2025-12-27 0.82% 0.55% -0.27%
3 2025-10-28 0.82%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0492

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0492

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-0492

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2012-0492: 1 GLSA(s) (201308-06), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/mysql); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-0492
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0492
ubuntu low CVE-2012-0492 low priority: Ubuntu including 6 source packages (mysql, mysql-5.1, mysql-5.5, mysql-cluster-7.0, mysql-dfsg-5.0, mysql-dfsg-5.1), 36 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): DNE 21, needs-triage 5, released 5, ignored 4, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-0492

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0492

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mysql mysql 5.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.1.23 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.1.31 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.1.32 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.1.34 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.1.37 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.15 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.16 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.17 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.18 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.19 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.20 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.21 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.22 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.23 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.23:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.24 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.25 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.26 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.27 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.28 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.29 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.30 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.31 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.31:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.33 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.34 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.34:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.35 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.36 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.37 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.37:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.38 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.39 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.40 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.40 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.40:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.41 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.42 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.43 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.43 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.43:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.44 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.45 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.46 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.46 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.46:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.47 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.48 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.49 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.49 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.49:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.50 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.51 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.52 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.52 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.52:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.53 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.54 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.55 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.56 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.57 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.58 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.59 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.60 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.61 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0492

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