Resource Management Errors Affecting phpmyadmin package, versions <4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1
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- published11 Dec 2016
- disclosed11 Dec 2016
Introduced: 11 Dec 2016
CVE-2016-6622 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9 phpmyadmin to version 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. An unauthenticated user is able to execute a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by forcing persistent connections when phpMyAdmin is running with $cfg['AllowArbitraryServer']=true. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.8), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.17) are affected.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6622
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-45
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95049
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-6622