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CVE-2016-6662CRITICALCVSS 9.8

CVE-2016-6662

Published Sep 20, 2016·Updated Jun 16, 2026

NVD Description

Oracle MySQL through 5.5.52, 5.6.x through 5.6.33, and 5.7.x through 5.7.15; MariaDB before 5.5.51, 10.0.x before 10.0.27, and 10.1.x before 10.1.17; and Percona Server before 5.5.51-38.1, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-78.0, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-7 allow local users to create arbitrary configurations and bypass certain protection mechanisms by setting general_log_file to a my.cnf configuration. NOTE: this can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by setting malloc_lib. NOTE: the affected MySQL version information is from Oracle's October 2016 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that the issue was silently patched in MySQL 5.5.52, 5.6.33, and 5.7.15.

Public Exploits & PoCs7 found

PoC: CVE-2016-6662

From SQL injection to root shell with CVE-2016-6662 by MaYaSeVeN

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PoC: MySQL-Remote-Root-Code-Execution

0ldSQL_MySQL_RCE_exploit.py (ver. 1.0) (CVE-2016-6662) MySQL Remote Root Code Execution / Privesc PoC Exploit For testing purposes only. Do no harm.

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PoC: ansible-mysql-cve-2016-6662

Simple ansible playbook to patch mysql servers against CVE-2016-6662

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PoC: CVE-2016-6662

CVE-2016-6662, tapi versi lab ala Kanya. Dari SQL Injection receh → bisa jadi full server takeover. Cocok buat latihan dan flexing di forum, jangan dipake ke server orang.

PoC: SQL_to_RCE_Lab

This lab dedicated to learning penetration testing skill with CVE-2016-6662: MySQL Remote Root Code Execution

PoC: CVE-2016-6662

research CVE-2016-6662

PoC: mysqld_safe-CVE-2016-6662-patch

MySQL server CVE-2016-6662 patch playbook

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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