{"cve":"CVE-2016-6225","nvd":{"published":"2017-03-23T16:59:00.247","modified":"2026-06-17T00:50:39.437","status":"Modified","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_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.9},"cwes":["CWE-326"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00125.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00126.html","https://bugs.launchpad.net/percona-xtrabackup/+bug/1643949","https://github.com/percona/percona-xtrabackup/pull/266","https://github.com/percona/percona-xtrabackup/pull/267"],"products":["fedoraproject:fedora","opensuse:leap","percona:xtrabackup"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:42:09.859288039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-6225","score":0.01123,"percentile":0.66242,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}