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CVE-2016-1246 json

Buffer overflow in the DBD::mysql module before 4.037 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via…

published 2016-10-05 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-2345

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.1%
EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • libdbd-mysql-perl Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.037-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1246

  • libdbd-mysql-perl Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.025-1ubuntu0.1
  • libdbd-mysql-perl Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.033-1ubuntu0.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1246

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • perl-DBD-mysql SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 +2 more 4.021-11.1
  • perl-DBD-mysql SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 4.008-9.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:0123-1SUSE-SU-2017:0122-1

  • perl-DBD-mysql openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.041-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10186-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-1246 updated cvss 7.5

perl-DBD-MySQL: Buffer overflow triggered by user supplied data

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 perl-DBD-MySQL Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perl-DBD-MySQL Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perl-DBD-MySQL Red Hat Software Collections perl516-perl-DBD-MySQL, rh-perl520-perl-DBD-MySQL
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Software Collections rh-perl524-perl-DBD-MySQL
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

4.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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