CVE-2012-5627

Public Exploit

Description

Oracle MySQL and MariaDB 5.5.x before 5.5.29, 5.3.x before 5.3.12, and 5.2.x before 5.2.14 does not modify the salt during multiple executions of the change_user command within the same connection which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to conduct brute force password guessing attacks.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.13% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory atlassian.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/58 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883719 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/83 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q4/424 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/53372 third party advisory not applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml vdb entry third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3915 broken link vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5627?
CVE-2012-5627 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5627?
To fix CVE-2012-5627, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-5627 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5627 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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