Use After Free in Dbd-Mysql Project
CVE-2015-8949
Use-after-free vulnerability in the my_login function in DBD::mysql before 4.033_01 allows attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging a call to mysql_errno after a failure of my_login.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.045 (91.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.045 · newest: 0.045 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dbd-Mysql Project — versions 4.033
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/cf0aa7751f6ef8445e9310a64b14dc81460ca156 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- blog.fuzzing-project.org/50-Use-after-free-in-my_login-function-of-DBDmysql-Per… (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/blob/4.033_01/Changes (Release Notes)
- github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/pull/45 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3635 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/13 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92118 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8949?
- CVE-2015-8949 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dbd-Mysql Project, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-08-19.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8949?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.