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CVE-2016-3424

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3424 is an unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL versions 5.7.12 and earlier, specifically affecting the Server: Optimizer component. This flaw allows remote administrators to impact the availability of the database. With a CVSS score of 4.9 (Medium), it can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity, requiring high privileges to achieve a high impact on availability, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.7.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.9MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0215 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 3,562 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-3424Moderate

mysql: unspecified vulnerability in subcomponent: Server: Optimizer (CPU July 2016)

Jul 20, 2016

References

oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/91787
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/91976
securitytracker.com / id/1036362
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3040-1