CVE-2016-6662 – MySQL Remote Root Code Execution / Privilege Escalation ( 0day )

Posted by Dawid Golunski on Sep 12

Vulnerability: MySQL Remote Root Code Execution / Privilege Escalation 0day
CVE: CVE-2016-6662
Severity: Critical
Affected MySQL versions (including the latest):
<= 5.7.15
<= 5.6.33
<= 5.5.52

Discovered by:
Dawid Golunski
http://legalhackers.com

An independent research has revealed multiple severe MySQL vulnerabilities.
This advisory focuses on a critical vulnerability with a CVEID of CVE-2016-6662.
The vulnerability affects MySQL…