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    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:Oct 19, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Dec 13, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.47131
    CVSS Score:7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mariadb
    Product
    Mariadb
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Mysql
    Vendor
    Percona
    Product
    Percona Server
    Vendor
    Percona
    Product
    Xtradb Cluster
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Software Collections

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High