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CVE-2016-5439

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5439 is an unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL versions 5.6.30 and earlier, and 5.7.12 and earlier, specifically impacting the Server: Privileges component. This vulnerability allows remote administrators to disrupt the availability of the affected MySQL server. With a CVSS v3 score of 4.9 (Medium), it can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity by a high-privileged attacker, resulting in a high impact on availability. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.6.0, <= 5.6.30CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.7.0, <= 5.7.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
15.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0253 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 3,563 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 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.32-1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUSFixed in: rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.32-1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.32-1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.32-1.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUSFixed in: rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.32-1.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: rh-mysql56-mysql-0:5.6.32-1.el7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-5439Moderate

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

Jul 20, 2016

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1601.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/91787
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/91969
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1036362
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3040-1
Third Party Advisory