Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in acl_get function in Oracle MySQL and MariaDB allows remote code execution via long argument to GRANT FILE command

Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in acl_get function in Oracle MySQL and MariaDB allows remote code execution via long argument to GRANT FILE command

CVE-2012-5611 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Stack-based buffer overflow in the acl_get function in Oracle MySQL 5.5.19 and other versions through 5.5.28, and 5.1.53 and other versions through 5.1.66, and MariaDB 5.5.2.x before 5.5.28a, 5.3.x before 5.3.11, 5.2.x before 5.2.13 and 5.1.x before 5.1.66, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the GRANT FILE command.

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