# CVE-2026-10879: DBI versions before 1.648 for Perl have a heap overflow when preparsing SQL statements with more than 9 binders

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.648
- Published: 2026-06-05 · Updated: 2026-06-08

## Affected

- DBI: fixed in 1.648

## Description

DBI versions before 1.648 for Perl have a heap overflow when preparsing SQL statements with more than 9 binders. The preparse method expands SQL placeholder characters to numbered binders of the form :pN, but only allocates three characters per binder in the buffer. Placeholders 10-99 require four characters, 100-999 require five characters, et cetera.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on DBI, upgrade to a fixed version (1.648) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/HMBRAND/DBI-1.648/changes
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/af79036c07aa9a457971c0f4136e37c85dc20978.patch

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