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CVE-2012-0496

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0496 describes an unspecified vulnerability within the MySQL Server component (versions 5.5.x) of Oracle MySQL. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to compromise both the confidentiality and integrity of data through unknown vectors. With a CVSS score of 4.3, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring authenticated access and moderate attack complexity, with potential for partial confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion beyond a single mention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
MULTIPLE
Exploitability Score
5.5
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.95%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0195 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 687 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

oraclevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-0496Moderate

mysql: Unspecified vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors

Jan 18, 2012

References

osvdb.org / 78371
secunia.com / advisories/53372
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/72518
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2012-366304.html
Vendor Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1397-1