CVE-2026-9698

CRITICAL9.8

DBI versions before 1.648 for Perl saved errors in a limited-sized buffer

Published Jun 9, 2026

Modified Yesterday

Details

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.

References

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

7.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

Memory Safety

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedJun 9, 2026

ModifiedJun 9, 2026

CVE-2026-9698 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence