CVE-2016-6653 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The MariaDB audit_plugin component in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) cf-mysql-release 27 and 28 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading syslog messages, as demonstrated by cleartext credentials.

Published: 2016-10-06

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_cf_mysql:27.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:cloud_foundry_cf_mysql:28.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7556	The MariaDB audit_plugin component in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) cf-mysql-release 27 and 28 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading syslog messages, as demonstrated by cleartext credentials.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00297.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93480
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-6653

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Cf Mysql

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell

Published: 2016-10-06T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:36:29.484Z

Reserved: 2016-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6653

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-10-06T10:59:18.540

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-6653

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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