Detections
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MariaDB 5.5.0 < 5.5.28 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 65731
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Synopsis
The remote database server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of MariaDB installed on the remote host is prior to 5.5.28. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mariadb-5528-release-notes advisory.- Unspecified vulnerability in the Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.65 and earlier and 5.5.27 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability, related to GIS Extension.
(CVE-2012-5060)
- Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.65 and earlier, and 5.5.27 and earlier, allows local users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Server Installation.
(CVE-2012-3160)
- Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.65 and earlier, and 5.5.27 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server.
(CVE-2012-3177)
- Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.65 and earlier, and 5.5.27 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server Optimizer. (CVE-2012-3180)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to MariaDB version 5.5.28 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 65731
File Name: mariadb_5_5_28.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: combined
Agent: windows, macosx, unix
Family: Databases
Published: 3/29/2013
Updated: 6/24/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.1
Temporal Score: 1.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-3160
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-5060
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mariadb:mariadb
Required KB Items: installed_sw/MariaDB
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/5/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-3160, CVE-2012-3177, CVE-2012-3180, CVE-2012-5060