Vulnerability in Mariadb

CVE-2012-5627

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.

EPSS: 0.114 (95.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5627?
CVE-2012-5627 is a vulnerability in Mariadb, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. Published 2013-10-01.
Is CVE-2012-5627 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.