Buffer overflow in Perl Dbi
CVE-2013-7490
An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.632 for Perl. Using many arguments to methods for Callbacks may lead to memory corruption.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Perl Dbi
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- metacpan.org/pod/distribution/DBI/Changes (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/a8b98e988d6ea2946f5f56691d6d5ead53f65766 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html (Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4509-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-7490?
- CVE-2013-7490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Perl Dbi, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-09-11.
- How severe is CVE-2013-7490?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2013-7490 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.