CVE-2012-5615

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-5615
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-12-03 12:49:43 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionOracle MySQL 5.5.38 and earlier, 5.6.19 and earlier, and MariaDB 5.5.28a, 5.3.11, 5.2.13, 5.1.66, and possibly other versions, generates different error messages with different time delays depending on whether a user name exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mariadb Mariadb 5.1.66 All All All
Application Mariadb Mariadb 5.2.13 All All All
Application Mariadb Mariadb 5.3.11 All All All
Application Mariadb Mariadb 5.5.28a All All All
Application Oracle Mysql 5.5.19 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
oss-security - Re: Re: [Full-disclosure] MySQL (Linux) Stack based buffer overrun PoC Zeroday af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[MDEV-3909] remote user enumeration - JIRA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mariadb.atlassian.net
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2014 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
oss-security - Re: Re: [Full-disclosure] MySQL (Linux) Stack based buffer overrun PoC Zeroday af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Full Disclosure: MySQL Remote Preauth User Enumeration Zeroday af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2013:0262-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:102 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0743-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
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access.redhat.com | CVE-2012-5615 MITRE access.redhat.com
882608 – (CVE-2012-5615) CVE-2012-5615 mysql: Remote Preauth User Enumeration flaw MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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