# CVE-2015-8949: Use-after-free vulnerability in the my\_login function in DBD::mysql before 4.033\_01 allows attackers to have unspecified impact by leveragin

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-08-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/cf0aa7751f6ef8445e9310a64b14dc81460ca156
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/50-Use-after-free-in-my_login-function-of-DBDmysql-Perl-module.html
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/blob/4.033_01/Changes
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/pull/45
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3635
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92118
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51

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