CVE-2012-2122 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2012-2122 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 26/06/2012 | CVE Updated: 06/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2012
Source: redhat | Vendor: n/a | Product: n/a
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2012-2122 Description

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.

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CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).