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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.
Problem types
Product status
Any version before 1.648
Timeline
| 2026-04-25: | Issue reported to CPANSec. |
| 2026-05-27: | Commit fixed the issue in DBI. |
| 2026-06-04: | DBI 1.648 released. |
References
metacpan.org/release/HMBRAND/DBI-1.648/changes
github.com/…bfe5d73c162d2d1f761a639a0aa33aad6a9eb54e.patch
