Information Exposure Affecting mariadb package, versions <1:5.5.40-1.el7_0


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    6.2% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-MARIADB-2039076
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 1 Dec 2012

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 mariadb to version 1:5.5.40-1.el7_0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mariadb package and not the mariadb package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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Red Hat

3.5 low
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SUSE

5.3 medium