Information disclosure in MariaDB



| Updated: 2020-07-28
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-5584
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 MariaDB
Server applications / Database software

Vendor MariaDB Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU32224

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5584

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to gain access to sensitive information.

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.52 and earlier, 5.6.33 and earlier, and 5.7.15 and earlier allows remote administrators to affect confidentiality via vectors related to Server: Security: Encryption.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MariaDB: 5.5.20 - 5.5.52

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3706
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93735
https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037050
https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/mariadb-10028-release-notes/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-01


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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