CVE-2012-1696 [Medium] | Security Vulnerability in Mysql

CVE-2012-1696 is rated Moderate Risk (40.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.67%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-12-28	0.76%	0.67%	-0.09%
2	2025-12-27	0.67%	0.76%	+0.09%
3	2025-10-28	—	0.67%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-12-28

0.76%

0.67%

-0.09%

2025-12-27

0.67%

0.76%

+0.09%

2025-10-28

—

0.67%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
4.0	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/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:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. 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.	8.0	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

4.0

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/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:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.

8.0

2.9

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-1696

vendor	priority	summary	link
`gentoo`	high	CVE-2012-1696: 1 GLSA(s) (201308-06), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/mysql); latest impact high.	https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-1696
`redhat`	low	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1696
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2012-1696 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mysql-5.5), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, upstream): DNE 4, not-affected 1, released 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1696

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1696

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
mysql	mysql	4.1.0	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.0:::::::*
mysql	mysql	4.1.2	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.2:::::::*
mysql	mysql	4.1.3	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.3:::::::*
mysql	mysql	4.1.8	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.8:::::::*
mysql	mysql	4.1.10	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.10:::::::*
mysql	mysql	4.1.12	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.12:::::::*
mysql	mysql	4.1.13	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.13:::::::*
mysql	mysql	4.1.14	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.14:::::::*
mysql	mysql	4.1.15	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:4.1.15:::::::*
mysql	mysql	5.0.0	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.0:::::::*
mysql	mysql	5.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.1:::::::*
mysql	mysql	5.0.2	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.2:::::::*
mysql	mysql	5.0.3	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.3:::::::*
mysql	mysql	5.0.4	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.4:::::::*
mysql	mysql	5.0.5	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.5:::::::*
mysql	mysql	5.0.10	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.10:::::::*
mysql	mysql	5.0.15	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.15:::::::*
mysql	mysql	5.0.16	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.16:::::::*
mysql	mysql	5.0.17	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.17:::::::*
mysql	mysql	5.0.20	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.20:::::::*
mysql	mysql	5.0.24	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.24:::::::*
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:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.1	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.1:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.2	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.2:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.3	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.3:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.4	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.4:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.5	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.5:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.6	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.6:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.7	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.7:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.8	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.8:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.9	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.9:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.10	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.10:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.11	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.11:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.12	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.12:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.13	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.13:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.14	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.14:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.15	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.15:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.16	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.16:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.17	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.17:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.18	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.18:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.19	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.19:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.20	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.20:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.21	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.21:::::::*
mysql	mysql_community_server	5.1.22	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_community_server:5.1.22:::::::*
mysql	mysql_server	5.1.22	cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql_server:5.1.22:::::::*
oracle	mysql	<= 5.5.19	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql::::::::
oracle	mysql	3.20	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.20:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.20.32a	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.20.32a:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.21	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.21:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.22	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.22:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.22.26	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.22.26:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.22.27	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.22.27:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.22.28	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.22.28:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.22.29	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.22.29:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.22.30	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.22.30:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.22.32	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.22.32:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.0	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.0:alpha::::::
oracle	mysql	3.23.1	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.1:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.2	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.2:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.3	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.3:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.4	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.4:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.5	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.5:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.6	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.6:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.7	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.7:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.8	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.8:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.9	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.9:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.10	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.10:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.11	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.11:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.12	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.12:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.13	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.13:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.14	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.14:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.15	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.15:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.16	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.16:::::::*
oracle	mysql	3.23.17	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.17:::::::*

References for CVE-2012-1696

URL	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/48890
http://secunia.com/advisories/49179
http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2012-366314.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53071
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026934

URL

CVE-2012-1696

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1696

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1696

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1696

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-1696

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1696

References for CVE-2012-1696