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CVE-2012-0882

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0882 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in yaSSL, specifically affecting MySQL 5.5.20 and potentially other versions. This flaw could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

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

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0530 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: mysql
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: mysql

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-0882Important

mysql: unspecified remote exploit (released with VulnDisco Pack Professional 9.17)

Feb 9, 2012

References

blogs.oracle.com / sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_0882buffer_overflow_vulnerability
Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
lists.immunityinc.com / pipermail/canvas/2012-February/000011.html
lists.immunityinc.com / pipermail/canvas/2012-February/000014.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/02/24/2