CVE-2012-0491
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows remote...
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0117, CVE-2012-0486, CVE-2012-0487, CVE-2012-0488, CVE-2012-0489, CVE-2012-0493, and CVE-2012-0495.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.0
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0117, CVE-2012-0486, CVE-2012-0487, CVE-2012-0488, CVE-2012-0489, CVE-2012-0493, and CVE-2012-0495.
- Record
CVE-2012-0491- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0117, CVE-2012-0486, CVE-2012-0487, CVE-2012-0488, CVE-2012-0489, CVE-2012-0493, and CVE-2012-0495.
- Record
CVE-2012-0491- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0523 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0117, CVE-2012-0486, CVE-2012-0487, CVE-2012-0488, CVE-2012-0489, CVE-2012-0493, and CVE-2012-0495.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0523- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w7h9-p942-36c4 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows remote...
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.x allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0117, CVE-2012-0486, CVE-2012-0487, CVE-2012-0488, CVE-2012-0489, CVE-2012-0493, and CVE-2012-0495.
- Record
GHSA-w7h9-p942-36c4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0491 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Oracle Mysql, published January 18, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.36%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1397-1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72532
securityfocus.com/bid/51518
secunia.com/advisories/53372
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
osvdb.org/78389
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2012-366304.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0491
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w7h9-p942-36c4