[MDEV-3909] remote user enumeration Created: 2012-12-02  Updated: 2014-03-17  Resolved: 2013-01-25

Status: Closed
Project: MariaDB Server
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: 5.5.28a, 5.3.11, 5.2.13, 5.1.66
Fix Version/s: 5.5.29, 5.2.14, 5.3.12

Type: Bug Priority: Major
Reporter: Sergei Golubchik Assignee: Sergei Golubchik
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 0
Labels: None


 Description   

During the initial handshake, the server replies immediately to the incorrect user name with "Access denied". But if the user name is correct, but the authentication mechanism is not - like a short scramble, when a long one is needed, or a plugin should be used - the server might reply "try different auth plugin (or scamble length)".

This allows to detect what user accounts exists in the server.



 Comments   
Comment by Sergei Golubchik [ 2012-12-02 ]

This is CVE-2012-5615 and http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Dec/9

Comment by Laurynas Biveinis [ 2014-03-17 ]

This is https://bugs.launchpad.net/percona-server/+bug/1171941 for Percona Server

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