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


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.75% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-MARIADBBENCH-2039258
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Dec 2012

Introduced: 1 Dec 2012

CVE-2012-5615  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-209  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 mariadb-bench 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-bench package and not the mariadb-bench 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

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