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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.x before 5.6.32-25.17, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-26.17, when using file-based logging, allows local users with access to the mysql account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on error logs and possibly other files.

Published

2016-12-13T21:59:01.740

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-59
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application oracle mysql ≤ 5.5.51 Yes
Application oracle mysql ≤ 5.6.32 Yes
Application oracle mysql ≤ 5.7.14 Yes
Application mariadb mariadb < 5.5.54 Yes
Application mariadb mariadb < 10.0.29 Yes
Application mariadb mariadb < 10.1.21 Yes
Application percona percona_server < 5.5.51-38.2 Yes
Application percona percona_server < 5.6.32-78.1 Yes
Application percona percona_server < 5.7.14-8 Yes
Application percona xtradb_cluster < 5.5.41-37.0 Yes
Application percona xtradb_cluster < 5.6.32-25.17 Yes
Application percona xtradb_cluster < 5.7.14-26.17 Yes
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