CVE-2016-1246

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1246
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-10-05 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-11-13 16:43:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dbd-mysql Project Dbd-mysql All All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Perl Perl All All All All
Application Perl Perl All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
DBD::mysql: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-51) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
perl-DBD-MySQL CVE-2016-1246 Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Do not use unsafe sprintf w/variable length input · perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql@7c164a0 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
SECURITY RELEASE - Buffer overflow in DBD::mysql perl library | Mike B [blogs.perl.org] CONFIRM blogs.perl.org Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3684-1 libdbd-mysql-perl DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 670858 EulerOS Security Update for perl-DBD-MySQL (EulerOS-SA-2021-1108)
  • 710496 Gentoo Linux DBD Vulnerability (GLSA 201701-51)
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