CVE-2012-2122 is an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting specific versions of Oracle MySQL and MariaDB. It allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access by repeatedly attempting to authenticate with the same incorrect password, exploiting an improperly handled return value in the memcmp function. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity but potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not on the KEV list, exploit code is publicly available via Metasploit and ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a high likelihood of exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1.51CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.52:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.54CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.