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CVE-2015-3152

Oracle MySQL before 5.7.3, Oracle MySQL Connector/C (aka libmysqlclient) before 6.1.3, and MariaDB before 5.5.44 use the --ssl option to mean that SSL is optional, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a cleartext-downgrade attack, aka a "BACKRONYM" attack.

CVSS 5.9 · MediumBuzz score 20.4

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 20.4

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
13.9
3 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
6.5
2 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
within the 30d window
Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
3 source links · newest first
  • Perl development team solved a flaw in DBD—MySQL in some configurations that wasn’t enforcing encryption allowing an attacker to power MiTM attacks. The security researcher Pali Rohár reported an important flaw in DBD—MySQL, tracked as CVE-2017-10789, that affects only encryption between client and server. According to the expert, the issue in some configurations wasn’t enforcing encryption allowing an attacker to […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJul 6, 2017, 1:22 PM
  • PHP 5.6.11, 5.5.27 and 5.4.43 were released last week. The latest versions of the popular scripting language address numerous functionality bugs and several security issues.

    newswww.securityweek.comJul 13, 2015, 4:09 PM
  • MySQL, Oracle’s relational database management system, is plagued by a vulnerability that can be exploited to downgrade SSL/TLS connections, according to researchers at Duo Security.

    newswww.securityweek.comMay 1, 2015, 1:59 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars
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