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CVE-2016-6662: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2016-6662SUSE-SU-2016:2395-1SUSE-SU-2016:2404-1
Published 20-09-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-6662 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 67.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
67.73%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 11 · Related 4
RHSA-2016:2130RHSA-2016:2131RHSA-2016:2595RHSA-2016:2749RHSA-2016:2927RHSA-2016:2928

Timeline

  1. 20-09-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

67.73%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 67.73% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
67.73%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaselocallinuxUnverified

    MySQL / MariaDB / PerconaDB 5.5.51/5.6.32/5.7.14 - Code Execution / Privilege Escalation

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat12 products
Suse7 products
  • mariadb&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1< 10.0.27-12.1
  • mariadb&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1< 10.0.27-12.1
  • mariadb&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS< 10.0.27-20.13.1
  • mariadb&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12< 10.0.27-20.13.1
  • mariadb&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1< 10.0.27-12.1
Ubuntu7 products
  • mariadb-10.0< 10.0.27-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • mariadb-5.5< 5.5.52-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • mysql-5.5< 5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • mysql-5.6< 5.6.33-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • mysql-5.7< 5.7.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Debian2 products
  • mysql-5.5< 5.5.52-0+deb8u1 | < 5.5.52-0+deb7u1
  • debian_linuxEOL8.0
Alpine1 product
  • mariadb≥ 5.5.20, < 5.5.51-r0 | ≥ 5.5.20, < 10.1.17-r0
Mariadb1 product
  • mariadb≥ 5.5.20, < 5.5.51 | ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.27 | ≥ 10.1.0, < 10.1.17
Oracle1 product
  • mysql≥ 5.5.0, ≤ 5.5.52 | ≥ 5.6.0, ≤ 5.6.33 | ≥ 5.7.0, ≤ 5.7.15
Percona1 product
  • percona_server≥ 5.5, < 5.5.51-38.1 | ≥ 5.6, < 5.6.32-78.0 | ≥ 5.7, < 5.7.14-7

8 vendors · 32 products

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