CVE-2016-6663
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Publication date:
13/12/2016
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
Race condition in Oracle MySQL before 5.5.52, 5.6.x before 5.6.33, 5.7.x before 5.7.15, and 8.x before 8.0.1; MariaDB before 5.5.52, 10.0.x before 10.0.28, and 10.1.x before 10.1.18; Percona Server before 5.5.51-38.2, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-78-1, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-8; and Percona XtraDB Cluster before 5.5.41-37.0, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-25.17, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-26.17 allows local users with certain permissions to gain privileges by leveraging use of my_copystat by REPAIR TABLE to repair a MyISAM table.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.00
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
4.40
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 (including) | 5.5.52 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 (including) | 5.6.33 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7.0 (including) | 5.7.15 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:percona:percona_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 (including) | 5.5.51-38.2 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:percona:percona_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6 (including) | 5.6.32-78.1 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:percona:percona_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 (including) | 5.7.14-8 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:percona:xtradb_cluster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 (including) | 5.5.41-37.0 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:percona:xtradb_cluster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6 (including) | 5.6.32-25.17 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:percona:xtradb_cluster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 (including) | 5.7.14-26.17 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.20 (including) | 5.5.52 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0.0 (including) | 10.0.28 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1.0 (including) | 10.1.18 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- 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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0184.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/4
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92911
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93614
- https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-52.html
- https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.6/en/news-5-6-33.html
- https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-15.html
- https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.0/en/news-8-0-1.html
- https://github.com/MariaDB/server/commit/347eeefbfc658c8531878218487d729f4e020805
- https://github.com/mysql/mysql-server/commit/4e5473862e6852b0f3802b0cd0c6fa10b5253291
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/MySQL-Maria-Percona-PrivEscRace-CVE-2016-6663-5616-Exploit.html
- 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/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40678/
- https://www.percona.com/blog/2016/11/02/percona-responds-to-cve-2016-6663-and-cve-2016-6664/
- 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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0184.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/4
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92911
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93614
- https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-52.html
- https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.6/en/news-5-6-33.html
- https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-15.html
- https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.0/en/news-8-0-1.html
- https://github.com/MariaDB/server/commit/347eeefbfc658c8531878218487d729f4e020805
- https://github.com/mysql/mysql-server/commit/4e5473862e6852b0f3802b0cd0c6fa10b5253291
- https://legalhackers.com/advisories/MySQL-Maria-Percona-PrivEscRace-CVE-2016-6663-5616-Exploit.html
- 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/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40678/
- https://www.percona.com/blog/2016/11/02/percona-responds-to-cve-2016-6663-and-cve-2016-6664/



