CVE-2016-6225

Summary

CVECVE-2016-6225
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-23 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:33:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-326

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 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
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 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

References

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