Security Features Affecting phpmyadmin package, versions <4:4.2.12-2+deb8u3
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-PHPMYADMIN-417513
- published 11 Dec 2016
- disclosed 11 Dec 2016
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8 phpmyadmin to version 4:4.2.12-2+deb8u3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream phpmyadmin package and not the phpmyadmin package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. Due to a bug in serialized string parsing, it was possible to bypass the protection offered by PMA_safeUnserialize() function. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9865
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-70
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9865
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94531
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9865