Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-2122

Public exploit exists!
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.
Published 2012-06-26 18:55:05
Updated 2014-02-21 04:50:38
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege

Threat overview for CVE-2012-2122

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 21
IPs affected by CVE-2012-2122 1
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2122

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 96.81%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 100 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

Metasploit modules for CVE-2012-2122

  • MySQL Authentication Bypass Password Dump
    Disclosure Date: 2012-06-09
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    auxiliary/scanner/mysql/mysql_authbypass_hashdump
    This module exploits a password bypass vulnerability in MySQL in order to extract the usernames and encrypted password hashes from a MySQL server. These hashes are stored as loot for later cracking. Impacts MySQL versions: - 5.1.x before 5.1.63 - 5.5

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-2122

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
5.1
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
4.9
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-2122

  • When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-2122

Products affected by CVE-2012-2122

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