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TI-2012-04719 Aliases CVE-2012-5615GHSA-7ccw-fmfw-7xm6

Oracle MySQL 5.5.38 and earlier, 5.6.19 and earlier, and MariaDB 5.5.28a, 5.3.11, 5.2.13…

Priority LOW 38CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 20 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.14784 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 20 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:5.1.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.66VulnerableMariaDB
cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:5.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.13VulnerableMariaDB
cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:5.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.11VulnerableMariaDB
cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:5.5.28a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.28aVulnerableMariaDB
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.19VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:5.1.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.66 Vulnerable ·MariaDB
  • cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:5.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.13 Vulnerable ·MariaDB
  • cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:5.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.11 Vulnerable ·MariaDB
  • cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:5.5.28a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.28a Vulnerable ·MariaDB
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.19 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2014:1940 Released 2014-12-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    mariadb-galera security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 mariadb-galera-1:5.5.40-2.el7ost, mariadb-galera-common-1:5.5.40-2.el7ost, mariadb-galera-server-1:5.5.40-2.el7ost
  • RHSA-2014:1937 Released 2014-12-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    mariadb-galera security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 mariadb-galera-5.5.40-2.el6ost, mariadb-galera-common-5.5.40-2.el6ost, mariadb-galera-server-5.5.40-2.el6ost
  • RHSA-2014:1861 Released 2014-11-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    mariadb security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) mariadb-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0, mariadb-libs-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0, mariadb-server-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) mariadb-bench-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0, mariadb-devel-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0, mariadb-embedded-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) mariadb-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0, mariadb-libs-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) mariadb-bench-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0, mariadb-devel-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0, mariadb-embedded-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) mariadb-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0, mariadb-bench-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0, mariadb-devel-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) mariadb-embedded-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0, mariadb-embedded-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0.ppc, mariadb-embedded-devel-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) mariadb-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0, mariadb-bench-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0, mariadb-devel-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) mariadb-embedded-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0, mariadb-embedded-devel-1:5.5.40-1.el7_0
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2014:1860 Released 2014-11-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    mysql55-mysql security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.40-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.40-1.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-1.el7, mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.40-1.el7, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.40-1.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.40-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.40-1.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.40-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.40-1.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.40-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.40-1.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.40-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.40-1.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-1.el7, mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.40-1.el7, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.40-1.el7 +3
  • RHSA-2014:1862 Released 2014-11-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    mariadb55-mariadb security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) mariadb55-mariadb-5.5.40-10.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-bench-5.5.40-10.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-devel-5.5.40-10.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) mariadb55-mariadb-5.5.40-10.el7, mariadb55-mariadb-bench-5.5.40-10.el7, mariadb55-mariadb-devel-5.5.40-10.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) mariadb55-mariadb-5.5.40-10.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-bench-5.5.40-10.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-devel-5.5.40-10.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) mariadb55-mariadb-5.5.40-10.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-bench-5.5.40-10.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-devel-5.5.40-10.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) mariadb55-mariadb-5.5.40-10.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-bench-5.5.40-10.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-devel-5.5.40-10.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) mariadb55-mariadb-5.5.40-10.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-bench-5.5.40-10.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-devel-5.5.40-10.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) mariadb55-mariadb-5.5.40-10.el7, mariadb55-mariadb-bench-5.5.40-10.el7, mariadb55-mariadb-devel-5.5.40-10.el7 +3
  • RHSA-2014:1859 Released 2014-11-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    mysql55-mysql security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-2.el5, mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-2.el5.i386, mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-2.el5.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-2.el5, mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-2.el5.i386, mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.40-2.el5 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-2.el5, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.40-2.el5, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.40-2.el5.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Affected—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2014:1859
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1861
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1861
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1861
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1861
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2014:1859
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2014:1859
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6Fixed RHSA-2014:1937
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2014:1940
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1861
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1861
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1861
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1861
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1860, RHSA-2014:1862
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1860, RHSA-2014:1862
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4)Fixed RHSA-2014:1860, RHSA-2014:1862
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5)Fixed RHSA-2014:1860, RHSA-2014:1862
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1860, RHSA-2014:1862
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:1860, RHSA-2014:1862
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1860, RHSA-2014:1862

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5615
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7ccw-fmfw-7xm6

References

Advisory 4

Other 6

Sources

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