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medium 6.2

CVE-2015-5969 json

The mysql-systemd-helper script in the mysql-community-server package before 5.6.28-2.17.1 in openSUSE 13.2 and before 5.6.28-13.1 in openS…

published 2016-04-08 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-5912

cvss
6.2
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The mysql-systemd-helper script in the mysql-community-server package before 5.6.28-2.17.1 in openSUSE 13.2 and before 5.6.28-13.1 in openSUSE Leap 42.1 and the mariadb package before 10.0.22-2.21.2 in openSUSE 13.2 and before 10.0.22-3.1 in SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 12.1 and openSUSE Leap 42.1 allows local users to discover database credentials by listing a process and its arguments.

Patch / fix

  • mariadb104 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 10.4.30-8.5.46
  • lz4 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 1.8.0-3.5.2
  • python-mysqlclient SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 1.3.14-8.9.2
  • mariadb-connector-c SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 3.1.22-2.35.1
  • mariadb SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1, SLED 12 SP1 +2 more 10.0.22-3.1
  • mariadb104 SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES 15 SP1-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS 10.4.30-150100.3.5.10
  • python-mysqlclient SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES 15 SP1-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS 1.4.6-150100.3.3.7

suse advisories SUSE-RU-2023:4991-1SUSE-RU-2023:3956-1SUSE-SU-2016:0296-1

  • mariadb openSUSE Tumbleweed 10.0.22-3.8

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10153-1

Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.2 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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