Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.6.22 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via vectors related to DML.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-2566 is rated Low Risk (36.9/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.82%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-12-28 | 0.95% | 0.82% | -0.12% |
| 2 | 2025-12-27 | 0.82% | 0.95% | +0.12% |
| 3 | 2025-10-28 | — | 0.82% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8 | 2.0 | LOW |
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5.5 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2015-2566: 1 GLSA(s) (201507-19), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/mysql); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-2566 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2566 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2015-2566 medium priority: Ubuntu including 5 source packages (mariadb-10.0, mariadb-5.5, mysql-5.5, mysql-5.6, mysql-dfsg-5.1), 35 status rows across 7 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily): DNE 18, not-affected 6, released 5, ignored 3, needs-triage 3. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2566 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| novell | suse_linux | 11.0 | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:11.0:sp3:*:*:desktop:*:*:* |
| novell | suse_linux | 11.0 | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:11.0:sp3:*:*:server:*:*:* |
| novell | suse_linux_for_vmware | 11.0 | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_for_vmware:11.0:sp3:*:*:server:*:*:* |
| novell | suse_linux_sdk | 11.0 | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_sdk:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | mysql | <= 5.6.22 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00026.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032121 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-19 | Third Party Advisory |