<p>Upgrade <code>Ubuntu:14.04</code> <code>mysql-5.5</code> to version 5.5.40-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 or higher.</p>

Information Exposure Affecting mysql-5.5 package, versions <5.5.40-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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6.46% (94^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-MYSQL55-353122
published 3 Dec 2012
disclosed 3 Dec 2012

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Introduced: 3 Dec 2012

CVE-2012-5615 Open this link in a new tab CWE-200 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 mysql-5.5 to version 5.5.40-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mysql-5.5 package and not the mysql-5.5 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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.

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CVSS Scores

version 3.1

Information Exposure Affecting mysql-5.5 package, versions <5.5.40-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Severity

Based on Ubuntu security rating