Improper Input Validation Affecting phpmyadmin package, versions <4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.09% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-PHPMYADMIN-417239
  • published11 Dec 2016
  • disclosed11 Dec 2016

Introduced: 11 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-6630  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 phpmyadmin to version 4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm3 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. An authenticated user can trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by entering a very long password at the change password dialog. 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.