Is CVE-2012-0540 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-0540 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-0540?

CVE-2012-0540 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-0540?

CVE-2012-0540 has an EPSS score of 3.70% (88th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0540?

Upgrade MariaDB to 5.5.24 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-0540

MEDIUMEPSS 88th pctl

4.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

MariaDBWindows application

Affected:5.5.0 5.5.24Fixed in:5.5.24MariaDB Corporation Ab

Affected:5.1.0 5.1.66Fixed in:5.1.66MariaDB Corporation Ab

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

3.70%probability of exploitation in 30 days

88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

oracle.com

Third-Party Advisory5

Other references4

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.