Cryptographic issues in xtrabackup - CVE-2013-6394
Published: December 13, 2013 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32494
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6394
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Percona LLC
Affected software:
xtrabackup
xtrabackup
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
Percona XtraBackup before 2.1.6 uses a constant string for the initialization vector (IV), which makes it easier for local users to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms and conduct plaintext attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-6394
Install update from vendor's website.