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MariaDB 5.5.0 < 5.5.28a

high Nessus Plugin ID 63150

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Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of MariaDB installed on the remote host is prior to 5.5.28a. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the mariadb-5528a-release-notes advisory.

 - Stack-based buffer overflow in the acl_get function in Oracle MySQL 5.5.19 and other versions through 5.5.28, and 5.1.53 and other versions through 5.1.66, and MariaDB 5.5.2.x before 5.5.28a, 5.3.x before 5.3.11, 5.2.x before 5.2.13 and 5.1.x before 5.1.66, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the GRANT FILE command. (CVE-2012-5611)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to MariaDB version 5.5.28a or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?653dfaeb

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 63150

File Name: mariadb_5_5_28a.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Databases

Published: 12/4/2012

Updated: 7/17/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-5611

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mariadb:mariadb

Required KB Items: installed_sw/MariaDB

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/29/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/29/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5611

BID: 56769