CVE-2016-6225
xbcrypt in Percona XtraBackup before 2.3.6 and 2.4.x before 2.4.5 does not properly set the initialization vector (IV) for encryption, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain
02 Description
xbcrypt in Percona XtraBackup before 2.3.6 and 2.4.x before 2.4.5 does not properly set the initialization vector (IV) for encryption, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 65.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-03-23 16:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 01:22Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-07-15
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-326Inadequate Encryption StrengthClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 50cae282780f59e984d1d09970278e01202de701cda01425010e528b86dfa629
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/percona/percona-xtrabackup/pull/267
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2017:0251http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00126.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2017:0250http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00125.html
- bugs.launchpad.nethttps://bugs.launchpad.net/percona-xtrabackup/+bug/1643949
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2017-5a823376behttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZBVCP6KLFVGG6HSGLHLTMZRD6C4IJSZP/
- github.comhttps://github.com/percona/percona-xtrabackup/pull/266
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2017-6382ea8d57https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BAHI6ETS22FJCMLW7A6SICFKQXF5G2VI/
- www.percona.comhttps://www.percona.com/blog/2017/01/12/cve-2016-6225-percona-xtrabackup-encryption-iv-not-set-properly/
07 Fixed in
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- percona-xtrabackup Fixed in 2.3.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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