CVE-2012-5615

mysql: Remote Preauth User Enumeration flaw

Published Dec 3, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 14.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Oracle 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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3054-1 mysql-5.5 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2384-1 MySQL vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:14 PM
Reserved
Oct 24, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 3, 2012, 12:49 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 1, 2012, 12:00 AM