Out-of-bounds Read in Dbd-Mysql Project
CVE-2016-1249
The DBD::mysql module before 4.039 for Perl, when using server-side prepared statement support, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors involving an unaligned number of placeholders in WHERE condition and output fields in SELECT expression.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/16/1 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/793b72b1a0baa5070adacaac0e12fd995a6fbabe (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94350 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cpansearch.perl.org/src/CAPTTOFU/DBD-mysql-4.039/Changes (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1249?
- CVE-2016-1249 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dbd-Mysql Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-02-17.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1249?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.