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Vulnerability · CVE-2012-3180

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.65 and earlier, and 5.5.27 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availab…

Published Oct 17, 2012 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · the affected product

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-2012-3180. EPSS is 3.42%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • 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
3.42%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe debian/debian linux · cpe mariadb/mariadb · cpe oracle/mysql

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.65 and earlier, and 5.5.27 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server Optimizer.

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 debian/debian linux6.0
  • cpe debian/debian linux7.0
  • cpe mariadb/mariadb< 5.1.66
  • cpe mariadb/mariadb< 5.5.28
  • cpe oracle/mysql>= 5.1.0, <= 5.1.65
  • cpe oracle/mysql>= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.27

How to fix CVE-2012-3180

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-2012-3180. EPSS is 3.42%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with debian/debian linux 6.0; debian/debian linux 7.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 3.42%. 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. Oct 17, 2012 · Monitored products — high

    Detected

    Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.65 and earlier, and 5.5.27 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server Optimizer.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — high

    Updated

    Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.65 and earlier, and 5.5.27 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server Optimizer.

Sources

  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2012-3180

    30-day exploitation probability 3.42%

    first.org
  • Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2012-3180

    Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.65 and earlier, and 5.5.27 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server Optimizer.

    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