VDB
CVE-2016-6664
CVE-2016-6664
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 62.12% · 98.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
62.12%
98.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | mariadb-10.0 | 0, 10.0.20-0ubuntu0.15.04.1, 10.0.22-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | mysql-5.5 | 0, 5.5.34-0ubuntu2, 5.5.35-0ubuntu1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/MySQL-Maria-Percona-RootPrivEsc-CVE-2016-6664-5617-Exploit.html (nist-nvd)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139491/MySQL-MariaDB-PerconaDB-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html (nist-nvd)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40679/ (nist-nvd)
- firebroo/CVE-2016-6663 (github-poc)
- firebroo/CVE-2016-6663 (github-poc)
- firebroo/CVE-2016-6663 (github-poc)
- firebroo/CVE-2016-6663 (github-poc)
- firebroo/CVE-2016-6663 (github-poc)
- From SQL injection to root shell with CVE-2016-6662 by MaYaSeVeN (github-poc)
- From SQL injection to root shell with CVE-2016-6662 by MaYaSeVeN (github-poc)
…and 55 more exploits
Timeline
- Sep 12, 2016 PoC Published
- Nov 2, 2016 PoC Published
- Nov 3, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6664 third-party-advisory
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/MySQL-Maria-Percona-RootPrivEsc-CVE-2016-6664-5617-Exploit.html third-party-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html#AppendixMSQL third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6664 third-party-advisory