CVE-2012-5615 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14.8% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 14.78% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-12-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mariadb | mariadb |
| oracle | mysql |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MySQL 5.1/5.5 (Windows) - 'MySQLJackpot' Remote Command Execution | 2012-12-02 |
| exploit-db | MySQL - Remote User Enumeration | 2012-12-02 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00016.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/9
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html
- https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3909
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00016.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/9
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
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