ID:3615 - Exploit for Improper Authentication in MySQL Server - CVE-2012-2122

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:3615 - Exploit for Improper Authentication in MySQL Server - CVE-2012-2122

ID:3615 - Exploit for Improper Authentication in MySQL Server - CVE-2012-2122

Published: July 29, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32786
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2122
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
MySQL Server

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.