Oracle MySQL and MariaDB 5.5.x before 5.5.29, 5.3.x before 5.3.12,...
Vulnerability Description
Oracle MySQL and MariaDB 5.5.x before 5.5.29, 5.3.x before 5.3.12, and 5.2.x before 5.2.14 does not modify the salt during multiple executions of the change_user command within the same connection which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to conduct brute force password guessing attacks.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/58
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883719
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/83
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q4/424
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:102
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53372
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-06.xml
- https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-3915
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