VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-8949
Use-after-free vulnerability in the my_login function in DBD::mysql before 4.033_01 allows attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging a call to mysql_errno after a failure of my_login.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.49%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the my_login function in DBD::mysql before 4.033_01 allows attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging a call to mysql_errno after a failure of my_login.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.49% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- dbd-mysql project/dbd-mysql · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3635Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92118
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/50-Use-after-free-in-my_login-function-of-DBDmysql-Perl-module.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/blob/4.033_01/ChangesRelease Notes
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/cf0aa7751f6ef8445e9310a64b14dc81460ca156Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/pull/45Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3635Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92118
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/50-Use-after-free-in-my_login-function-of-DBDmysql-Perl-module.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/blob/4.033_01/ChangesRelease Notes
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/cf0aa7751f6ef8445e9310a64b14dc81460ca156Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/pull/45Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.