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CVE-2013-6394

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-12-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-310

Description

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.

Affected products

• Opensuse: 13.1
• percona Xtrabackup: through 2.1.5; 2.1.0-alpha1, 2.1.0-beta1, 2.1.0-rc1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3 (+1)

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00052.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00044.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/26/11
• http://www.percona.com/doc/percona-xtrabackup/2.1/release-notes/2.1/2.1.6.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00052.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00044.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/26/11
• http://www.percona.com/doc/percona-xtrabackup/2.1/release-notes/2.1/2.1.6.html

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