Use After Free in Dbd-Mysql Project
CVE-2017-10788
The DBD::mysql module through 4.043 for Perl allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering (1) certain error responses from a MySQL server or (2) a loss of a network connection to a MySQL server. The use-after-free defect was introduced by relying on incorrect Oracle mysql_stmt_close documentation and code examples.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.046 (90.8th 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
- Dbd-mysql_project Dbd-mysql
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, VDB Entry, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-10788?
- CVE-2017-10788 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dbd-Mysql Project, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-07-01.
- How severe is CVE-2017-10788?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.