CVE-2016-6225 describes a vulnerability in Percona XtraBackup versions before 2.3.6 and 2.4.5, where the xbcrypt utility fails to properly set the initialization vector (IV) for encryption. This flaw, an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6394, allows context-dependent attackers to potentially obtain sensitive information from encrypted backup files through a chosen-plaintext attack. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.9), it has a network attack vector with high attack complexity and high confidentiality impact, but no integrity or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:percona:xtrabackup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:percona:xtrabackup:2.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:percona:xtrabackup:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:percona:xtrabackup:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:percona:xtrabackup:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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