Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2016-6662
Oracle MySQL through 5.5.52, 5.6.x through 5.6.33, and 5.7.x through 5.7.15; MariaDB before 5.5.51, 10.0.x before 10.0.27, and 10.1.x before 10.1.17; and Percona Server before 5.5.51-38.1, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-78.0, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-7 allow local users to create arbitrary configurations and bypass certain protection mechanisms by setting general_log_file to a my.cnf configuration. NOTE: this can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by setting malloc_lib. NOTE: the affected MySQL version information is from Oracle's October 2016 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that the issue was silently patched in MySQL 5.5.52, 5.6.33, and 5.7.15.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:67.73%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| oracle | mysql | all |
| percona | percona_server | all |
| mariadb | mariadb | all |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 |
| redhat | openstack | 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8, 9 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0, 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.3, 7.4, 7.6 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_tus | 7.3, 7.6 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0, 7.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
67.730%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2016-08-10T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2016-09-20T18:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2016-09-12 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-06T01:36:29 |
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