Cryptographic Issues Affecting mysql package, versions [,5.5.53)[5.6.0, 5.6.34)[5.7.0, 5.7.16)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MYSQL-2334922
  • published12 Jan 2022
  • disclosed13 Dec 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-7440  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-310  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mysql to version 5.5.53, 5.6.34, 5.7.16 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Cryptographic Issues. The C software implementation of AES Encryption and Decryption in wolfSSL (formerly CyaSSL) before 3.9.10 makes it easier for local users to discover AES keys by leveraging cache-bank timing differences.

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