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CVE-2016-8283

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-10-25 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.51 and earlier, 5.6.32 and earlier, and 5.7.14 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via vectors related to Server: Types.

Affected products

• MariaDB: from 5.5.20 before 5.5.52; from 10.0.0 before 10.0.28; from 10.1.0 before 10.1.38 — fixed in 10.0.28, 10.1.38, 5.5.52
• MySQL Server: from 5.5.0 through 5.5.51; from 5.6.0 through 5.6.32; from 5.7.0 through 5.7.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: MariaDB 10.0.28, 10.1.38, 5.5.52. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2130.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2131.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2595.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2749.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2927.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2928.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93737
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037050
• https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/mariadb-10028-release-notes/
• https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/mariadb-10118-release-notes/
• https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/mariadb-5552-release-notes/

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