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CVE-2016-6664: mariadb

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2016-6664UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6664
Published 13-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-6664 is a high (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability in mariadb. EPSS estimates a 2.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (exploit-database, 01-11-2016)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.0/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.97%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Duplicates 1 · Related 5
DSA-3770-1MGASA-2017-0054OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11038-1RHSA-2016:2130RHSA-2016:2749RHSA-2017:2192

Timeline

  1. 13-12-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.97%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.97% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (legalhackers.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaselocallinuxUnverified

    MySQL / MariaDB / PerconaDB 5.5.x/5.6.x/5.7.x - 'root' System User Privilege Escalation

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Percona2 products
  • percona_server≥ 5.5, < 5.5.51-38.2 | ≥ 5.6, < 5.6.32-78.1 | ≥ 5.7, < 5.7.14-8
  • xtradb_cluster≥ 5.5, < 5.5.41-37.0 | ≥ 5.6, < 5.6.32-25.17 | ≥ 5.7, < 5.7.14-26.17
Ubuntu2 products
  • mariadb-10.0< 10.0.29-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • mysql-5.5< 5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Alpine1 product
  • mariadb≥ 5.5.0, < 10.1.21-r0
Mariadb1 product
  • mariadb≥ 5.5.0, < 5.5.54 | ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.29 | ≥ 10.1.0, < 10.1.21
Oracle1 product
  • mysql≥ 5.5.0, ≤ 5.5.51 | ≥ 5.6.0, ≤ 5.6.32 | ≥ 5.7.0, ≤ 5.7.14

5 vendors · 7 products

References

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