CVE-2016-1246: Dbd-MySQL Project Dbd-MySQL

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 4.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 products

• Dbd-MySQL Project Dbd-MySQL: up to and including 4.036
• Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only

Published 2016-10-05. Last modified 2026-06-17.