CVE-2017-10788

The DBD::mysql module through 4.043 for Perl allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering (1) certain error responses from a MySQL server or (2) a loss of a network connection to a MySQL server. The use-after-free defect was introduced by relying on incorrect Oracle mysql_stmt_close documentation and code examples.

Published: 2017-07-01 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-10788 is rated Moderate Risk (64.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.78%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-10788

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-27 0.89% 0.78% -0.10%
2 2025-11-08 0.84% 0.89% +0.05%
3 2025-07-13 — 0.84% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-10788

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-10788

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-10788

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2017-10788 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libdbd-mysql-perl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-10788
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10788
suse medium CVE-2017-10788 severity moderate: SUSE including 7 source package names (perl-DBD-mysql, perl-DBD-mysql-4.008-10.5.1, …), 35 product×package rows across 34 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 6, … (34 product lines)): Fixed 21, Known Not Affected 14. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10788/
ubuntu low CVE-2017-10788 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libdbd-mysql-perl), 20 status rows across 20 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 14, ignored 3, released 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10788

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-10788

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dbd-mysql_project dbd-mysql <= 4.043 cpe:2.3:a:dbd-mysql_project:dbd-mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-10788

URL Tags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/443 Mailing List VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99374 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/issues/120 Third Party Advisory
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