CVE-2016-5598
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Connector component 2.1.3 and earlier and 2.0.4 and...
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Connector component 2.1.3 and earlier and 2.0.4 and earlier in Oracle MySQL allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Connector/Python.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Connector component 2.1.3 and earlier and 2.0.4 and earlier in Oracle MySQL allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Connector/Python.
- Record
CVE-2016-5598- CVSS 3.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Connector component 2.1.3 and earlier and 2.0.4 and earlier in Oracle MySQL allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Connector/Python.
- Record
CVE-2016-5598- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-6542 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Connector component 2.1.3 and earlier and 2.0.4 and earlier in Oracle MySQL allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Connector/Python.
- Record
EUVD-2016-6542- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j5cf-mr37-wmwc
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Connector component 2.1.3 and earlier and 2.0.4 and...
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Connector component 2.1.3 and earlier and 2.0.4 and earlier in Oracle MySQL allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Connector/Python.
- Record
GHSA-j5cf-mr37-wmwc- CVSS 3.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Connector component 2.1.3 and earlier and 2.0.4 and earlier in Oracle MySQL allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Connector/Python.
- Record
CVE-2016-5598- CVSS 3.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-5598
Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Connector component 2.1.3 and earlier and 2.0.4 and earlier in Oracle MySQL allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Connector/Python.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5598- CVSS 3.0
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Show 4 moreShow less
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10543-1 No score
python-mysql-connector-python-2.1.4-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the python-mysql-connector-python-2.1.4-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10543-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11240-1 No score
python36-mysql-connector-python-8.0.19-2.9 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the python36-mysql-connector-python-8.0.19-2.9 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11240-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14149-1 No score
python310-mysql-connector-python-8.2.0-1.5 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the python310-mysql-connector-python-8.2.0-1.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14149-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:12019-1 No score
python313-mysql-connector-python-9.7.0-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the python313-mysql-connector-python-9.7.0-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:12019-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mysql-connector-pythonUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.4-1 |
None known |
python-mysql-connector-pythonopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 2.1.4-1.1 | 2.1.4-1.1 |
python-mysql-connector-pythonopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 8.2.0-1.5 | 8.2.0-1.5 |
python-mysql-connector-pythonopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 9.7.0-1.2 | 9.7.0-1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-5598 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) in Oracle Mysql Connector\/python, published October 25, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.21%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in python-mysql-connector-python 2.1.4-1.1.