VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-10879
DBI versions before 1.648 for Perl have a heap overflow when preparsing SQL statements with more than 9 binders.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.48%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
DBI versions before 1.648 for Perl have a heap overflow when preparsing SQL statements with more than 9 binders. The preparse method expands SQL placeholder characters to numbered binders of the form :pN, but only allocates three characters per binder in the buffer. Placeholders 10-99 require four characters, 100-999 require five characters, et cetera.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.48% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- perl/dbi
- Source
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
References
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/af79036c07aa9a457971c0f4136e37c85dc20978.patchPatch
- https://metacpan.org/release/HMBRAND/DBI-1.648/changesRelease Notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/06/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.