CVE-2026-9698DBI versions before 1.648 for Perl saved errors in a limited-sized buffer.
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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.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-787, CWE-120
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
perl dbi perl:dbi | before 1.648 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/bfe5d73c162d2d1f761a639a0aa33aad6a9eb54e.patchpatch
- https://metacpan.org/release/HMBRAND/DBI-1.648/changesrelease-notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/09/9mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38512
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38513
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38901
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53371
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62667
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9698
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2486734
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-9698.json
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