UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5615

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UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5615

Summary:

Details: 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.

References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5615, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/9, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/02/3, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2384-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5615