Out-of-Bounds Affecting libdbd-mysql-perl package, versions <4.037-1
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- published5 Oct 2016
- disclosed5 Oct 2016
Introduced: 5 Oct 2016
CVE-2016-1246 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 libdbd-mysql-perl to version 4.037-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libdbd-mysql-perl package and not the libdbd-mysql-perl package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1246
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3684
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/7c164a0c86cec6ee95df1d141e67b0e85dfdefd2
- http://blogs.perl.org/users/mike_b/2016/10/security-release---buffer-overflow-in-dbdmysql-perl-library.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93337
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-1246