What is CVE-2016-1246?

CVE-2016-1246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dbd-Mysql Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-1246?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Dbd-Mysql Project

CVE-2016-1246

Buffer overflow in the DBD::mysql module before 4.037 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to an error message.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2016-10-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.041 (90.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

blogs.perl.org/users/mike_b/2016/10/security-release---buffer-overflow-in-dbdmy… (Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory)
github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/7c164a0c86cec6ee95df1d141e67b0e85dfdefd2 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93337 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3684 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51 (vendor-advisory, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1246?: CVE-2016-1246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dbd-Mysql Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-1246?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.