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CVE-2012-5615 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00016.html	CVE
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/9	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/53372	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml	CVE
https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3909	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4	CVE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html	CVE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00016.html	[email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/9	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/53372	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml	[email protected]
https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3909	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4	[email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html	[email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html	[email protected]

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-200	Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
mariadb mariadb	5.1.66 5.2.13 5.3.11 5.5.28a
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:5.1.66:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:5.2.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:5.3.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:5.5.28a:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
oracle mysql	5.5.19
CPE cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.19:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 3, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 18, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 3, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]