CVE-2012-5627

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Oracle MySQL and MariaDB versions 5.2.x through 5.2.13 Oracle MySQL and MariaDB versions 5.3.x through 5.3.11 Oracle MySQL and MariaDB versions 5.5.x through 5.5.28

Description The issue makes it easier for remote authenticated users to conduct brute force password guessing attacks because the salt is not modified during multiple executions of the change user command within the same connection.

Recommendations For Oracle MySQL and MariaDB versions 5.2.x through 5.2.13, update to version 5.2.14 or later. For Oracle MySQL and MariaDB versions 5.3.x through 5.3.11, update to version 5.3.12 or later. For Oracle MySQL and MariaDB versions 5.5.x through 5.5.28, update to version 5.5.29 or later.