An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.628 for Perl.
Priority LOW 29CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.628 for Perl. Stack corruption occurs when a user-defined function requires a non-trivial amount of memory and the Perl stack gets reallocated.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02656 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Software Collections
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-7491
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-grmf-5xw5-9cmx
References
More Perl Dbi vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-12417 Out-of-bounds write in HMBRAND DBI CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-09339 Out-of-bounds write in HMBRAND DBI CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-08500 Out-of-bounds write in HMBRAND DBI CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-12418 Out-of-bounds read in HMBRAND DBI CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-12153 DBI versions before 1.650 for Perl are vulnerable to code injection via caller-influenced… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-06142 An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.632 for Perl. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2013-7491 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-7491 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-grmf-5xw5-9cmx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-7491 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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