Is CVE-2016-1249 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-1249 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-1249?

CVE-2016-1249 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-1249?

CVE-2016-1249 has an EPSS score of 2.43% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1249?

Upgrade libdbd-mysql-perl on debian 11 to 4.039-1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-1249

MEDIUMEPSS 82th pctl

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The DBD::mysql module before 4.039 for Perl, when using server-side prepared statement support, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via vectors involving an unaligned number of placeholders in WHERE condition and output fields in SELECT expression.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

libdbd-mysql-perlDebian

Fixed in:4.039-1CVE-2016-1249

libdbd-mysql-perlUbuntu

Fixed in:4.025-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-7417-1

Fixed in:4.033-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-5344-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

cpansearch.perl.org

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Other references1

security.gentoo.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.