CVE-2016-1249 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via out-of-bounds read in the Perl DBD::mysql module when using server-side prepared statements.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-1249?
CVE-2016-1249 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The DBD::mysql module before 4.039 for Perl, when using server-side prepared statement support, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors involving an unaligned number of placeholders in WHERE condition and output fields in SELECT expression.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1249?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dbd-Mysql Project Dbd-Mysql.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1249?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-1249 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1249 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1249, GHSA-v93g-vffx-whwx, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1249.