CVE-2016-6663
Public on 2016-12-13
Modified on 2017-02-22
Description
A race condition was found in the way MySQL performed MyISAM engine table repair. A database user with shell access to the server running mysqld could use this flaw to change permissions of arbitrary files writable by the mysql system user.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | mysql51 | 2017-02-22 | ALAS-2017-800 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 3.5 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |