CVE-2012-5615
mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.148 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- EDB-23073MySQL 5.1/5.5 (Windows) - 'MySQLJackpot' Remote Command Executionfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-23081MySQL - Remote User Enumerationfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (6)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (41)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00016.htmlcnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/9cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372cnnvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xmlcnnvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4cnnvd
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