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TI-2012-03794 Aliases CVE-2012-4452GHSA-552j-94gg-c5pj

MySQL 5.0.88, and possibly other versions and platforms, allows local users to bypass…

Priority LOW 11CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

MySQL 5.0.88, and possibly other versions and platforms, allows local users to bypass certain privilege checks by calling CREATE TABLE on a MyISAM table with modified (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY arguments that are originally associated with pathnames without symlinks, and that can point to tables created at a future time at which a pathname is modified to contain a symlink to a subdirectory of the MySQL data home directory, related to incorrect calculation of the mysql_unpacked_real_data_home value. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2009-4030 regression, which was not omitted in other packages and versions such as MySQL 5.0.95 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00398 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.0.88VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.0.88 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2013:0121 Released 2013-01-08 · Red Hat rating Low
    mysql security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) mysql-5.0.95-3.el5, mysql-5.0.95-3.el5.i386, mysql-5.0.95-3.el5.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) mysql-5.0.95-3.el5, mysql-5.0.95-3.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) mysql-5.0.95-3.el5, mysql-bench-5.0.95-3.el5, mysql-bench-5.0.95-3.el5.i386 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2013:0121
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2013:0121
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2013:0121
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4452
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-552j-94gg-c5pj

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2017-02794 Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-05707 Oracle MySQL through 5.5.52, 5.6.x through 5.6.33, and 5.7.x through 5.7.15; MariaDB… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2003-00723 Buffer overflow in get_salt_from_password from sql_acl.cc for MySQL 4.0.14 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2020-04444 RFD Attack via "Content-Disposition" Header Sourced from Request Input by Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux Application CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-00208 Multiple buffer overflows in yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-01888 Segmentation fault in SSL_check_chain CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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