CVE-2016-1246
N/A
Published: October 5, 2016 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:41 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxDbd MySQL· also runs on 1 platform
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
Buffer overflow in the DBD::mysql module before 4.037 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to an error message.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://blogs.perl.org/users/mike_b/2016/10/security-release---buffer-overflow-in-dbdmysql-perl-library.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3684VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93337x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/7c164a0c86cec6ee95df1d141e67b0e85dfdefd2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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