Description
DBI versions before 1.648 for Perl have a heap overflow when preparsing SQL statements with more than 9 binders. The preparse method expands SQL placeholder characters to numbered binders of the form :pN, but only allocates three characters per binder in the buffer. Placeholders 10-99 require four characters, 100-999 require five characters, et cetera.
Problem types
Product status
Any version before 1.648
Timeline
| 2026-04-25: | Issue reported to CPANSec. |
| 2026-05-28: | Commit fixed the issue in DBI. |
| 2026-06-04: | DBI 1.648 released. |
References
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/06/4
metacpan.org/release/HMBRAND/DBI-1.648/changes
github.com/...af79036c07aa9a457971c0f4136e37c85dc20978.patch