CVE-2016-5609

Mysql vulnerability

CVSS

6.5

EPSS

3.3%

EPSS pct

87th

Exploited

No known

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.6.31 and earlier and 5.7.13 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via vectors related to DML.

Affected vendor

Oracle

Affected product

Mysql

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Published

2016-10-25

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

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