CVE-2016-6225

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6225
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-23 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
Descriptionxbcrypt in Percona XtraBackup before 2.3.6 and 2.4.x before 2.4.5 does not properly set the initialization vector (IV) for encryption, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from encrypted backup files via a Chosen-Plaintext attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6394.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-326 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 25 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.2 All All All
Application Percona Xtrabackup 2.4.0 rc1 All All
Application Percona Xtrabackup 2.4.1 All All All
Application Percona Xtrabackup 2.4.2 All All All
Application Percona Xtrabackup 2.4.3 All All All
Application Percona Xtrabackup 2.4.4 All All All
Application Percona Xtrabackup All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2016-6225: xtrabackup encryption is not setting the IV correctly by gl-sergei · Pull Request #266 · percona/percona-xtrabackup · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: percona-xtrabackup-2.3.6-1.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: percona-xtrabackup-2.3.6-1.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Fix CVE-2016-6225 in 2.4 by gl-sergei · Pull Request #267 · percona/percona-xtrabackup · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2017:0250-1: moderate: Security update for xtrabackup af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2017:0251-1: moderate: Security update for xtrabackup af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Bug #1643949 “CVE-2016-6225: xbcrypt/xtrabackup encryption is no...” : Bugs : Percona XtraBackup moved to https://jira.percona.com/projects/PXB af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2016-6225: Percona Xtrabackup Encryption IV Not Being Set Properly - Percona Database Performance Blog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.percona.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: percona-xtrabackup-2.3.6-1.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: percona-xtrabackup-2.3.6-1.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
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