CVE-2016-1246

Dbd Mysql vulnerability

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

4.1%

EPSS pct

90th

Exploited

No known

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.

Affected vendor

Dbd Mysql Project

Affected product

Dbd Mysql

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds

Published

2016-10-05

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

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Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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