CVE-2015-8949

moderate-risk

Published 2016-08-19

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.

Do I need to act?

3.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Dbd-Mysql

Debian Linux

Affected Vendors

Dbd-Mysql Project Debian

References (18)

Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3635

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/13

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92118

Third Party Advisory https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/50-Use-after-free-in-my_login-function-of-DBDmy...

Release Notes https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/blob/4.033_01/Changes

Issue Tracking https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/cf0aa7751f6ef8445e9310a64b14dc8146...

Issue Tracking https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/pull/45

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51