CVE-2016-5443 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a denial of service in Oracle MySQL Server through unspecified connection-related vectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-5443?
CVE-2016-5443 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Mysql, published on 21 Jul 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.7.12 and earlier allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Server: Connection.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5443?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Mysql.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5443?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-5443 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5443 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Mysql
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxm5-9465-fv5w, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5443.