🛡️ CVE-2016-6623 — phpmyadmin
Description
phpMyAdmin DoS Vulnerability
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. An authorized user can cause a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on a server by passing large values to a loop. 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.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2016-6623 is classified as CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. The application accepts input without checking that it has the expected form, so malformed values reach code that assumes they are well formed.
Affected software
CVE-2016-6623 is recorded against 1 package.
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (from 4.0.0 up to 4.0.10.17)
Timeline and source
Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 16 February 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Package)
security.gentoo.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
www.phpmyadmin.net (Web)
Details
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | 4.0.0 | 4.0.10.17 |
References
Similar Threats
- High CVE-2008-7252
- Low CVE-2012-4579
- Unknown CVE-2010-2958
- High CVE-2010-4481
- Unknown CVE-2011-0986
More CVE 2016 advisories
Browse all of CVE 2016 in the advisory index.
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