Vulnerability Details : 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 2016-12-13 21:59:02
Updated 2023-01-24 16:09:58
Source MITRE
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Threat overview for CVE-2016-6664

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2016-6664
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 3306
IPs affected by CVE-2016-6664 218,717
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6664

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 11.76%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 95 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6664

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
6.9
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.4
10.0
 NIST
7.0
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.0
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2016-6664

References for CVE-2016-6664

Products affected by CVE-2016-6664

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