CVE-2016-3492: Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.51 and earlier, 5.6.32 and earlier, and 5.7.14 and earlier al...

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2016-3492 is an Oracle MySQL availability issue in older 5.5, 5.6, and 5.7 releases. The source says a remote authenticated user can affect database availability through the Server Optimizer component. Treat this mainly as a database denial-of-service risk for systems where untrusted or broad application accounts can reach MySQL. Exposure is most likely in legacy MySQL deployments still running the named versions or vendor packages derived from them. Risk is higher where database accounts are shared, over-privileged, internet-accessible, or available to semi-trusted users. Prioritize remediation for business-critical databases and any systems with broad database account access. This is not evidenced as actively exploited in the bundle, but unsupported legacy MySQL versions create avoidable outage risk. Mitigation focus: Upgrade MySQL beyond the affected versions using Oracle or distribution guidance.; Apply relevant Red Hat, Gentoo, or other vendor security updates where packaged MySQL is used.; Review MariaDB advisories only if your environment uses MariaDB packages..

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Jun 13, 2026, 13:16 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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