Oracle MySQL and MariaDB 5.5.x before 5.5.29, 5.3.x before 5.3.12, and 5.2.x before 5.2.14 does not modify the salt during multiple executions of the change_user command within the same connection which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to conduct brute force password guessing attacks.
CVE-2012-5627
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 95.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 1, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (16)
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/58
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/83
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q4/424
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/53372
- secalert@redhathttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
- secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883719
- secalert@redhathttps://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3915
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/58
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/83
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q4/424
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883719
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-38109✓ verifiedFirst seen Dec 6, 2012
Oracle MySQL / MariaDB - Insecure Salt Generation Security Bypass
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