CVE-2015-8949 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free flaw in the DBD::mysql Perl module allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8949?
CVE-2015-8949 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Aug 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8949?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Dbd-Mysql Project Dbd-Mysql, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8949?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2015-8949 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8949 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8949, GHSA-48mj-69cx-pcqg, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8949.