# CVE-2016-1251: There is a vulnerability of type use-after-free affecting DBD::mysql (aka DBD-mysql or the Database Interface (DBI) MySQL driver for Perl) 3

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-11-29 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a DBD::mysql before 4.041: DBD::mysql before 4.041

## Description

There is a vulnerability of type use-after-free affecting DBD::mysql (aka DBD-mysql or the Database Interface (DBI) MySQL driver for Perl) 3.x and 4.x before 4.041 when used with mysql_server_prepare=1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a DBD::mysql before 4.041, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://tracker.debian.org/news/819888
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/28/2
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-perl/packages/libdbd-mysql-perl.git/commit/?id=a8b97e4713391b1f8beffbfddac483c276feaff1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94573
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/3619c170461a3107a258d1fd2d00ed4832adb1b1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51

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