perl-DBD-MySQL: Out-of-bounds read when using server-side prepared statement support
Published Feb 16, 2017
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.43%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.038_01
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
perl-DBD-MySQL
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
perl-DBD-MySQL
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
perl-DBD-MySQL
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-perl520-perl-DBD-MySQL
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-perl524-perl-DBD-MySQL
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | perl-DBD-MySQL | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | perl-DBD-MySQL | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | perl-DBD-MySQL | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-perl520-perl-DBD-MySQL | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-perl524-perl-DBD-MySQL | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02428) | 83.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02428) | 82.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 58.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 75.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 73.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 70.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/CAPTTOFU/DBD-mysql-4.039/Changes x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/16/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94350 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1249 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395591 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/793b72b1a0baa5070adacaac0e12fd995a6fbabe x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1249
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1249
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/CAPTTOFU/DBD-mysql-4.039/Changes | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/16/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94350 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1249 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395591 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/793b72b1a0baa5070adacaac0e12fd995a6fbabe | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1249 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1249 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.