Vulnerability in Mariadb
CVE-2016-6664
mysqld_safe in Oracle MySQL through 5.5.51, 5.6.x through 5.6.32, and 5.7.x through 5.7.14; MariaDB; Percona Server before 5.5.51-38.2, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-78-1, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-8; and Percona XtraDB Cluster before 5.5.41-37.0, 5.6…
EPSS: 0.621 (98.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mariadb
- Oracle Mysql
- Percona Percona_server
- Percona Xtradb_cluster
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- RHSA-2016:2749 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- 20161101 MySQL / MariaDB / PerconaDB - Privilege Escalation / Race Condition Exploit [CVE-2016-6663 / OCVE-2016-5616] (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- 93612 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- RHSA-2018:0574 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- GLSA-201702-18 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- 20161104 MySQL / MariaDB / PerconaDB - Root Privilege Escalation Exploit ( CVE-2016-6664 / CVE-2016-5617 ) (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- RHSA-2016:2130 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6664?
- CVE-2016-6664 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mariadb, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2016-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6664?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-6664 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.