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


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.75% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-MARIADBEMBEDDED-5035640
  • 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 RHEL:7 mariadb-embedded to version 1:5.5.40-1.el7_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:1861.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mariadb-embedded package and not the mariadb-embedded package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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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