CVE-2016-6664
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6664
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-6664.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-6664
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-12-13T21:59:01.740Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-16T06:19:33.588472549Z
- Severity
-
- 7.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
-
- https://www.percona.com/blog/2016/11/02/percona-responds-to-cve-2016-6663-and-cve-2016-6664/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/4
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-18
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3770
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539695/100/0/threaded
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2130.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93612
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0574
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2749.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2192
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0279
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40679/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139491/MySQL-MariaDB-PerconaDB-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/MySQL-Maria-Percona-RootPrivEsc-CVE-2016-6664-5617-Exploit.html
Affected packages
Git / github.com/mariadb/server
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/mariadb/server
- Events
- Database specific
{ "versions": [ { "introduced": "10.0.0" }, { "fixed": "10.0.29" }, { "introduced": "10.1.0" }, { "fixed": "10.1.21" } ] }
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/mysql/mysql-server
- Events
-
IntroducedLast affectedIntroduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedLast affectedIntroduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedLast affectedIntroducedFixed
- Database specific
{ "versions": [ { "introduced": "5.5.0" }, { "last_affected": "5.5.51" }, { "introduced": "5.6.0" }, { "last_affected": "5.6.32" }, { "introduced": "5.7.0" }, { "last_affected": "5.7.14" }, { "introduced": "5.5.0" }, { "fixed": "5.5.54" } ] }
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/percona/percona-server
- Events
-
IntroducedFixedIntroduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixedIntroduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixedIntroducedFixed
- Database specific
{ "versions": [ { "introduced": "5.5" }, { "fixed": "5.5.51-38.2" }, { "introduced": "5.6" }, { "fixed": "5.6.32-78.1" }, { "introduced": "5.7" }, { "fixed": "5.7.14-8" }, { "introduced": "5.5" }, { "fixed": "5.5.41-37.0" } ] }
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixedIntroduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixed
- Database specific
{ "versions": [ { "introduced": "5.6" }, { "fixed": "5.6.32-25.17" }, { "introduced": "5.7" }, { "fixed": "5.7.14-26.17" } ] }
Affected versions
Percona-Server-5.*
Percona-Server-5.5.34-32.0
Percona-Server-5.5.35-33.0
Percona-Server-5.5.51-38.1
Percona-Server-5.6.14-62.0
Percona-Server-5.6.15-63.0
Percona-Server-5.6.22-72.0
Percona-Server-5.6.32-78.0
Percona-Server-5.6.5-60.0
Percona-Server-5.7.14-7
Percona-XtraDB-Cluster-5.*
Percona-XtraDB-Cluster-5.6.14-25.1
Percona-XtraDB-Cluster-5.6.15-25.2
Percona-XtraDB-Cluster-5.6.15-25.3
Percona-XtraDB-Cluster-5.6.15-25.4
Percona-XtraDB-Cluster-5.6.15-25.5
Percona-XtraDB-Cluster-5.6.19-25.6
Percona-XtraDB-Cluster-5.6.20-25.7
Percona-XtraDB-Cluster-5.6.24-25.11
clone-5.*
clone-5.1.0-build
clone-5.1.31-pv-0.2.0-build
clone-5.1.4-build
clone-5.4.0-build
clone-5.6.3-m5-build
clone-5.6.3-m6-build
last-PS-5.*
last-PS-5.5-as-patches
mariadb-10.*
mariadb-10.1.0
mariadb-10.1.10
mariadb-10.1.11
mariadb-10.1.12
mariadb-10.1.13
mariadb-10.1.14
mariadb-10.1.15
mariadb-10.1.16
mariadb-10.1.17
mariadb-10.1.18
mariadb-10.1.19
mariadb-10.1.2
mariadb-10.1.20
mariadb-10.1.3
mariadb-10.1.4
mariadb-10.1.5
mariadb-10.1.6
mariadb-10.1.7
mariadb-10.1.8
mariadb-10.1.9
mysql-3.*
mysql-3.23.22-beta
mysql-3.23.28-gamma
mysql-3.23.30-gamma
mysql-3.23.31
mysql-3.23.32
mysql-3.23.33
mysql-3.23.36
mysql-4.*
mysql-4.0.2
mysql-4.0.4
mysql-5.*
mysql-5.1.4
mysql-5.5.15
mysql-5.5.19
mysql-5.5.23
mysql-5.5.25
mysql-5.5.27
mysql-5.5.44
mysql-5.5.47
mysql-5.5.49
mysql-5.5.51
mysql-5.6.32
mysql-5.7.14
mysql_4.*
mysql_4.0
mysqlsummit-0.*
mysqlsummit-0.2.0
mysqlsummit-0.2.0-build
mysqlsummit-0.2.1
mysqlsummit-0.2.1-build
Other
pre-null-merge
pxc_5.*
pxc_5.6.25-25.12-3.12
Database specific
source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-6664.json"
vanir_signatures
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vanir_signatures_modified
"2026-04-11T05:00:41Z"