CVE-2012-5614

NameCVE-2012-5614
DescriptionOracle MySQL 5.1.67 and earlier and 5.5.29 and earlier, and MariaDB 5.5.28a and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (mysqld crash) via a SELECT command with an UpdateXML command containing XML with a large number of unique, nested elements.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
mariadb-5.5source(unstable)(not affected)
mysql-5.1sourcesqueeze5.1.73-1
mysql-5.1source(unstable)(unfixed)low
mysql-5.5source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- mariadb-5.5 <not-affected> (Fixed before initial upload to archive)
- mysql-5.5 <not-affected> (The affected versions were only in experimental)
https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3910
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/7
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/28/10
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