CVE-2016-0659

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.7.11 and earlier allows local users to affect...

5.5 MediumFix available

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.7.11 and earlier allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Optimizer.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.10%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.7.11 and earlier allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Optimizer.

Record: CVE-2016-0659
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.7.11 and earlier allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Optimizer.

Record: CVE-2016-0659
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-0694 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.7.11 and earlier allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Optimizer.

Record: EUVD-2016-0694
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pvqc-h82m-474h 5.5

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.7.11 and earlier allows local users to affect...

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.7.11 and earlier allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Optimizer.

Record: GHSA-pvqc-h82m-474h
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.7.11 and earlier allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Optimizer.

Record: CVE-2016-0659
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-0659 5.5

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.7.11 and earlier allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Optimizer.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0659
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-2954-1 No score

mysql-5.7 vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues.

MySQL has been updated to 5.7.12 in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new features, and possibly incompatible changes.

Please see the following for more information: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-12.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html

Record: USN-2954-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

oracle mysql

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mysql-5.7` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 5.7.12-0ubuntu1, plus listed versions 5.7.11-0ubuntu45.7.11-0ubuntu55.7.11-0ubuntu6	5.7.12-0ubuntu1
`percona-server-5.6` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.6.22-rel71.0-0ubuntu25.6.22-rel71.0-0ubuntu45.6.22-rel71.0-0ubuntu4.1	None known
`percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.6.21-25.8-0ubuntu25.6.21-25.8-0ubuntu35.6.21-25.8-0ubuntu3.15.6.21-25.8-0ubuntu3.25.6.34-26.19-0ubuntu0.16.04.15.6.34-26.19-0ubuntu0.16.04.25.6.37-26.21-0ubuntu0.16.04.15.6.37-26.21-0ubuntu0.16.04.2	None known
`mysql-5.7` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 12 CVEs	before 5.7.12-0ubuntu1, plus listed versions 5.7.11-0ubuntu45.7.11-0ubuntu55.7.11-0ubuntu6	5.7.12-0ubuntu1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-0659 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Oracle Mysql, published April 20, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.10%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in mysql-5.7 5.7.12-0ubuntu1.

References

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