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

EPSS: 0.045 (90.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.