Cryptographic Issues Affecting percona/percona-xtrabackup package, versions [,2.1.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-PERCONAPERCONAXTRABACKUP-2366552
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed13 Dec 2013
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Dec 2013

CVE-2013-6394  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-310  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade percona/percona-xtrabackup to version 2.1.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Cryptographic Issues. Percona XtraBackup before 2.1.6 uses a constant string for the initialization vector (IV), which makes it easier for local users to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms and conduct plaintext attacks.

References

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