CVE-2012-0882

Buffer overflow in yaSSL, as used in MySQL 5.5.20 and possibly other versions including 5.5.x before 5.5.22 and 5.1.x before 5.1.62, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VulnDisco Pack Professional 9.17. NOTE: as of 20120224, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the module author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes. NOTE: due to lack of details, it is not clear whether this issue is a duplicate of CVE-2012-0492 or another CVE.

Published: 2012-12-21 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0882 is rated High Risk (67.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.88%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.84% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0882

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 4.04% 8.88% +4.84%
2 2025-12-27 8.88% 4.04% -4.84%
3 2025-10-28 — 8.88% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0882

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0882

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-0882

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0882
ubuntu low CVE-2012-0882 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mysql-5.5), 7 status rows across 7 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, upstream): DNE 5, not-affected 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-0882

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0882

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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 5.5.9 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.10 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.11 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.13 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.14 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.15 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.16 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.17 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.18 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.19 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.20 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.5.21 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0882

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