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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-8284

low Nessus Plugin ID 253303

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.6.31 and earlier and 5.7.13 and earlier allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Server: Replication. (CVE-2016-8284)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8284

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 253303

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2016_8284.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/21/2025

Updated: 8/21/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.2

Temporal Score: 0.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-8284

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.8

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:percona-server-5.6, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8284