Is CVE-2016-0546 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 1%.

What products does CVE-2016-0546 affect?

Tracked products affected include MySQL, Ubuntu. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0546?

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

CVE-2016-0546

Q: What is CVE-2016-0546?

CVE-2016-0546 is a high-severity software vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.46 and earlier, 5.6.27 and earlier, and 5.7.9 and MariaDB before 5.5.47, 10.0.x before 10.0.23, and 10.1.x before 10.1.10 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availabilit

HIGH severity · CVSS 7.2

7.2CVSS HIGH

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.46 and earlier, 5.6.27 and earlier, and 5.7.9 and MariaDB before 5.5.47, 10.0.x before 10.0.23, and 10.1.x before 10.1.10 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Client. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that these are multiple buffer overflows in the mysqlshow tool that allow remote database servers to have unspecified impact via a long table or database name.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorLocal

Attack complexityLow

Privileges required—

User interaction—

Confidentiality impact—

Integrity impact—

Availability impact—

Exploit probability (EPSS)1%

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products we track (2)

MySQL Ubuntu

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

CVE-2016-0546

Summary

Impact & exploitability

Affected products we track (2)

Recommendation

Additional information