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CVE-2012-1703

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-1703 is an unspecified vulnerability in the Server Optimizer component of Oracle MySQL versions 5.1.61 and earlier, and 5.5.21 and earlier, also affecting MariaDB and Red Hat distributions. This vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (availability impact) through unknown vectors. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it is considered a medium-severity issue, requiring authentication but being low in attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.1.0, <= 5.1.61CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.74%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0374 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 21,957 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: mysql-0:5.1.66-1.el6_3
View patch
oraclevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: mysql

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-1703Moderate

mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to Server Optimizer (CPU Apr 2012)

Apr 17, 2012

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-1462.html
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/48890
Not ApplicablePermissions Required
secunia.com / advisories/49179
Not ApplicablePermissions Required
secunia.com / advisories/51309
Not ApplicablePermissions Required
secunia.com / advisories/53372
Not ApplicablePermissions Required
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2012-366314.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/53058
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry