Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8949
CVE-2015-8949
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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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:dbd-mysql_project:dbd-mysql:4.033:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <4.033_01
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/cf0aa7751f6ef8445e9310a64b14dc81460ca156nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/pull/45nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3635nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/13nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- blog.fuzzing-project.org/50-Use-after-free-in-my_login-function-of-DBDmysql-Perl-module.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/blob/4.033_01/ChangesnvdRelease Notes
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92118nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-51nvd
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