The DBD::mysql module through 4.043 for Perl uses the mysql_ssl=1 setting to mean that SSL is optional (even though this setting's documenta
The DBD::mysql module through 4.043 for Perl uses the mysql_ssl=1 setting to mean that SSL is optional (even though this setting's documentation has a "your communication with the server will be encrypted" statement), which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a cleartext-downgrade attack, a related issue to CVE-2015-3152.
- Published
- Jul 1, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.2% · 82th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
24
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 23 / 40 · 5.9 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| dbd-mysql project | dbd-mysql | cpe:2.3:a:dbd-mysql_project:dbd-mysql |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- dbd-mysql project dbd-mysqlup to 4.043 inclusive
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libdbd-mysql-perl | before 4.046-1 | 4.046-1 |
| Debian:7 | libdbd-mysql-perl | before 4.021-1+deb7u3 | 4.021-1+deb7u3 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | perl-DBD-mysql | before 4.050-2.14 | 4.050-2.14 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | perl-DBD-mysql | before 4.021-12.5.2 | 4.021-12.5.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | perl-DBD-mysql | before 4.008-10.5.1 | 4.008-10.5.1 |
Same product
dbd-mysql project: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2017-10788The DBD::mysql module through 4.043 for Perl allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or 40Plan
- CVE-2015-8949Use-after-free vulnerability in the my_login function in DBD::mysql before 4.033_01 allows attackers to have unspecified impact by leveragin40Plan
- CVE-2016-1251There is a vulnerability of type use-after-free affecting DBD::mysql (aka DBD-mysql or the Database Interface (DBI) MySQL driver for Perl) 333Monitor
- CVE-2016-1249The DBD::mysql module before 4.039 for Perl, when using server-side prepared statement support, allows attackers to cause a denial of servic24Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:libdbd-mysql-perl | 4.046-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:perl-DBD-mysql | 4.050-2.14 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:perl-DBD-mysql | 4.008-10.5.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99364
- github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/issues/110
- github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/issues/140
- github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/pull/114
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.