Is CVE-2016-6225 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-6225 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-6225?

CVE-2016-6225 has a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2016-6225?

Patch guidance is available from percona security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-6225.

CVE-2016-6225 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-6225?

10 products: percona xtrabackup, percona xtrabackup, percona xtrabackup, percona xtrabackup, percona xtrabackup, and 5 more.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: high
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-326

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PERCONA
Published: 3/23/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

percona : xtrabackuppercona : xtrabackuppercona : xtrabackuppercona : xtrabackuppercona : xtrabackuppercona : xtrabackupopensuse : leapopensuse : leapfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedora

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2016-6225. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2016-6225

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CVE-2016-6225 vulnerability