CVE-2014-9906

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-08-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in DBD::mysql before 4.029 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a lost server connection.

Affected products

Dbd-Mysql Project Dbd-Mysql: through 4.028
Debian Linux: 8.0

References

http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/CAPTTOFU/DBD-mysql-4.029/ChangeLog
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3635
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92149
https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/a56ae87a4c1c1fead7d09c3653905841ccccf1cc
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=97625
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/CAPTTOFU/DBD-mysql-4.029/ChangeLog
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3635
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92149

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