CVE-2016-1249

MEDIUM

DBD::mysql <4.039 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (5)

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/CAPTTOFU/DBD-mysql-4.039/Changes

[Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/16/1

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94350

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/793b72b1a0baa5070adacaac0e12fd995a6fbabe

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9

EPSS 0.0049

EPSS Percentile 65.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-125

Status published

Affected Products (2)

dbd-mysql_project/dbd-mysql < 4.038_01

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Feb 17, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026