CVE-2012-2122
sql/password.c in Oracle MySQL 5.1.x before 5.1.63, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.6, and MariaDB 5.1.x before 5.1.62, 5.2.x before 5.2.12, 5.3.x before 5.3.6, and 5.5.x before 5.5.23, when running in certain environments with certain implementations of the memcmp function, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by repeatedly authenticating with the same incorrect password, which eventually causes a token comparison to succeed due to an improperly-checked return value.
Published:Jun 9, 2012
Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
EPS:Jun 26, 2012
EPSS Score:0.9407
CVSS Score:5.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Mariadb
Product
Mariadb
Mariadb
Mariadb
Vendor
Oracle
Product
Mysql
Oracle
Mysql
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
