CVE-2014-9906

critical
Published 2016-08-19 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
9.8

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in DBD::mysql before 4.029 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a lost server connection.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9906

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/a56ae87a4c1c1fead7d09c3653905841ccccf1cc

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/CAPTTOFU/DBD-mysql-4.029/ChangeLog

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9906.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed4.033-1
debian debianbullseyefixed4.033-1
debian debianforkyfixed4.033-1
debian debiansidfixed4.033-1
debian debiantrixiefixed4.033-1
debian debian8.0affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
dbd-mysql_projectdbd-mysql{"endIncluding":"4.028"}

References

CWEs

CWE-416

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.