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TI-2016-00499 Aliases CVE-2016-0546GHSA-c3cx-7x4c-hmh8

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.46 and earlier, 5.6.27 and earlier, and…

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 16 fixed, 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.46 and earlier, 5.6.27 and earlier, and 5.7.9 and MariaDB before 5.5.47, 10.0.x before 10.0.23, and 10.1.x before 10.1.10 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Client. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that these are multiple buffer overflows in the mysqlshow tool that allow remote database servers to have unspecified impact via a long table or database name.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0059 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 16 fixed, 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 20

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.20 to before 5.5.47; 10.0.0 to before 10.0.23; 10.1.0 to before 10.1.10VulnerableMariaDB
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0 – 5.5.46; 5.6.0 – 5.6.27; 5.7.0 – 5.7.9VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.20 to before 5.5.47; 10.0.0 to before 10.0.23; 10.1.0 to before 10.1.10 Vulnerable ·MariaDB
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 – 5.5.46; 5.6.0 – 5.6.27; 5.7.0 – 5.7.9 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Oracle
Show 10 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*42.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2016:1480 Released 2016-07-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    mysql55-mysql security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) mysql55-mysql-5.5.50-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.50-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.50-1.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) mysql55-mysql-5.5.50-1.el7, mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.50-1.el7, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.50-1.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) mysql55-mysql-5.5.50-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.50-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.50-1.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) mysql55-mysql-5.5.50-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.50-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.50-1.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) mysql55-mysql-5.5.50-1.el7, mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.50-1.el7, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.50-1.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) mysql55-mysql-5.5.50-1.el7, mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.50-1.el7, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.50-1.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) mysql55-mysql-5.5.50-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.50-1.el6, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.50-1.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) mysql55-mysql-5.5.50-1.el7, mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.50-1.el7, mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.50-1.el7 +3
  • RHSA-2016:1481 Released 2016-07-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    mariadb55-mariadb security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) mariadb55-mariadb-5.5.49-1.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-bench-5.5.49-1.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-devel-5.5.49-1.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) mariadb55-mariadb-5.5.49-1.el7, mariadb55-mariadb-bench-5.5.49-1.el7, mariadb55-mariadb-devel-5.5.49-1.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) mariadb55-mariadb-5.5.49-1.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-bench-5.5.49-1.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-devel-5.5.49-1.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) mariadb55-mariadb-5.5.49-1.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-bench-5.5.49-1.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-devel-5.5.49-1.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) mariadb55-mariadb-5.5.49-1.el7, mariadb55-mariadb-bench-5.5.49-1.el7, mariadb55-mariadb-devel-5.5.49-1.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) mariadb55-mariadb-5.5.49-1.el7, mariadb55-mariadb-bench-5.5.49-1.el7, mariadb55-mariadb-devel-5.5.49-1.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) mariadb55-mariadb-5.5.49-1.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-bench-5.5.49-1.el6, mariadb55-mariadb-devel-5.5.49-1.el6 +3
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) mariadb55-mariadb-5.5.49-1.el7, mariadb55-mariadb-bench-5.5.49-1.el7, mariadb55-mariadb-devel-5.5.49-1.el7 +3
  • RHSA-2016:1132 Released 2016-05-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-mariadb100-mariadb security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench-1:10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common-1:10.0.25-4.el6 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench-1:10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common-1:10.0.25-4.el7 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench-1:10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common-1:10.0.25-4.el6 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench-1:10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common-1:10.0.25-4.el6 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench-1:10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common-1:10.0.25-4.el7 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench-1:10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common-1:10.0.25-4.el7 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench-1:10.0.25-4.el6, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common-1:10.0.25-4.el6 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-mariadb100-mariadb-1:10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-bench-1:10.0.25-4.el7, rh-mariadb100-mariadb-common-1:10.0.25-4.el7 +6
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2016:0705 Released 2016-05-02 · Red Hat rating Critical
    rh-mysql56-mysql security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.30-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.30-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.30-1.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.30-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.30-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.30-1.el7 +5
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.30-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.30-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.30-1.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.30-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.30-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.30-1.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.30-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.30-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.30-1.el7 +5
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.30-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.30-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.30-1.el7 +5
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.30-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.30-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.30-1.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.30-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.30-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.30-1.el7 +5
  • RHSA-2016:0534 Released 2016-03-31 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    mariadb security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) mariadb-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2, mariadb-libs-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2, mariadb-server-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) mariadb-bench-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2, mariadb-devel-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2, mariadb-embedded-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) mariadb-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2, mariadb-libs-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) mariadb-bench-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2, mariadb-devel-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2, mariadb-embedded-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) mariadb-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2, mariadb-bench-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2, mariadb-devel-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) mariadb-embedded-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2, mariadb-embedded-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2.ppc, mariadb-embedded-devel-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) mariadb-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2, mariadb-bench-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2, mariadb-devel-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) mariadb-embedded-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2, mariadb-embedded-devel-1:5.5.47-1.el7_2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0534
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0534
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0534
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0534
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0534
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0534
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0534
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0534
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0705, RHSA-2016:1132, RHSA-2016:1480, RHSA-2016:1481
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0705, RHSA-2016:1132, RHSA-2016:1480, RHSA-2016:1481
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0705, RHSA-2016:1132, RHSA-2016:1480, RHSA-2016:1481
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0705, RHSA-2016:1132, RHSA-2016:1480, RHSA-2016:1481
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1)Fixed RHSA-2016:0705, RHSA-2016:1132, RHSA-2016:1480, RHSA-2016:1481
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2)Fixed RHSA-2016:0705, RHSA-2016:1132, RHSA-2016:1480, RHSA-2016:1481
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0705, RHSA-2016:1132, RHSA-2016:1480, RHSA-2016:1481
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0705, RHSA-2016:1132, RHSA-2016:1480, RHSA-2016:1481

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-0546
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c3cx-7x4c-hmh8

References

Patch 1

Advisory 23

Sources

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