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Vulnerability · CVE-2012-0540

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.1.62 and earlier and 5.5.23 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability, related to GIS Extension.

Published Jul 17, 2012 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2012-0540. EPSS is 3.70%. Act only if a listed version of Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
3.70%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe mariadb/mariadb · cpe oracle/mysql · cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop · cpe redhat/enterprise linux eus

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.1.62 and earlier and 5.5.23 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability, related to GIS Extension.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe mariadb/mariadb< 5.1.66
  • cpe mariadb/mariadb< 5.5.24
  • cpe oracle/mysql>= 5.1.0, <= 5.1.62
  • cpe oracle/mysql>= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.23
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop6.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux eus6.3

How to fix CVE-2012-0540

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2012-0540. EPSS is 3.70%. Act only if a listed version of Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with redhat/enterprise linux desktop 6.0; redhat/enterprise linux eus 6.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 3.70%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

MySQL security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 17, 2012 · Monitored products — high

    Detected

    Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.1.62 and earlier and 5.5.23 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability, related to GIS Extension.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — high

    Updated

    Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.1.62 and earlier and 5.5.23 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability, related to GIS Extension.

Sources

  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2012-0540

    30-day exploitation probability 3.70%

    first.org
  • Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2012-0540

    Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.1.62 and earlier and 5.5.23 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability, related to GIS Extension.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 1, 2026
  • Monitored products — highNov 1, 2026