CVE-2016-1249
medium
CVSS v3
5.9
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.9
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
69%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.039-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.039-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.039-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.039-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.039-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| dbd-mysql_project | dbd-mysql | {"endIncluding":"4.038_01"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1249.html
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/CAPTTOFU/DBD-mysql-4.039/Changes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/16/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94350
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/793b72b1a0baa5070adacaac0e12fd995a6fbabe
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1249
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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