CVE-2026-9698
DBI versions before 1.648 for Perl saved errors in a limited-sized buffer
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Jun 9, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 3, 2026
- Reserved
- May 27, 2026
Description
DBI versions before 1.648 for Perl saved errors in a limited-sized buffer.
Error messages that were returned when RaiseError, PrintError or HandleError were set were written to a 200-byte buffer without a length limit.
Attackers that can influence the error text in an application can trigger a buffer overflow.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| 3.1 | 8.2 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H | redhat-SADP |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
DBIHMBRAND |
|
References
- https://metacpan.org/release/HMBRAND/DBI-1.648/changesrelease-notes
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/bfe5d73c162d2d1f761a639a0aa33aad6a9eb54e.patchpatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/09/9
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9698vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2486734issue-tracking
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-9698.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38513vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38901vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38512vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62667vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53371vendor-advisory
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