PT-2016-7483 · Oracle+2 · Mysql Server+1

Published 2016-10-18 · Updated 2019-03-07 · CVE-2016-8288

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Oracle MySQL versions 5.6.30 and earlier Oracle MySQL versions 5.7.12 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity via vectors related to Server: InnoDB Plugin. It is an easily exploitable vulnerability that can be compromised by a high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols, resulting in the unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash of MySQL Server.

Recommendations For Oracle MySQL versions 5.6.30 and earlier, update to a version later than 5.6.30 to resolve the issue. For Oracle MySQL versions 5.7.12 and earlier, update to a version later than 5.7.12 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the InnoDB Plugin to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8288

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_2769-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_2788-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10200-1

RHSA-2016:1601

Affected Products

Mysql Server

Suse

References · 11

• http://oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8288 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8288 · Security Note
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1601.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8288 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8288 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8288 · Vendor Advisory
• http://oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html#AppendixMSQL · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93740 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037050 · Note