CVE-2016-6225

xbcrypt in Percona XtraBackup before 2.3.6 and 2.4.x before 2.4.5 does not properly set the initialization vector (IV) for encryption, which makes it easier…

published March 23, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
65.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

xbcrypt in Percona XtraBackup before 2.3.6 and 2.4.x before 2.4.5 does not properly set the initialization vector (IV) for encryption, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from encrypted backup files via a Chosen-Plaintext attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6394.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01123 · 65.8th percentile
Published
2017-03-23T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 MAR 16:00Z
    xbcrypt in Percona XtraBackup before 2.3.6 and 2.4.x before 2.4.5 does not properly set the initialization vector (IV) for encryption, which makes it easier…
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