CVE-2016-1249

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.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.40%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory perl.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/16/1 mailing list patch mitigation third party advisory
https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/793b72b1a0baa5070adacaac0e12fd995a6fbabe third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94350 vdb entry third party advisory
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/CAPTTOFU/DBD-mysql-4.039/Changes release notes vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1249?
CVE-2016-1249 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1249?
To fix CVE-2016-1249, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1249 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1249 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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