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CVE-2016-3518

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3518 is an unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL versions 5.7.12 and earlier, specifically impacting the Server: Optimizer component. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service, as indicated by its CVSSv3 score of 6.5 (Medium) with an availability impact. While the vulnerability is not listed on the KEV catalog and has no known public exploits or community discussion, its potential to disrupt service for authenticated users warrants attention.

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

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0359 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 21,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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 0.0 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-2016-3518Moderate

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/91967
securitytracker.com / id/1036362
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3040-1