Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-1251

Title: Dbd-Mysql Project Dbd-Mysql Memory Corruption

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2016-1251.

CWE Category CWE-416

Published Date Nov 29, 2016

Modified Date May 06, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 8.1 CVSS v3.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

3.12%

Vulnerability Summary

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.x and 4.x before 4.041 when used with mysql_server_prepare=1.

Impacted Vendors

dbd-mysql_project 1

Reference Links

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

CVSS v3.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

8.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

HIGH

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

UNCHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

6.8

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-1251 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

May 06, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 12, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

November 29, 2016 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK

Complexity HIGH

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.