Out-of-bounds read in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)

Published: 2016-09-14

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2016-6293
CWE-ID	CWE-125
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	phpmyadmin (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU13053

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6293

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the uloc_acceptLanguageFromHTTP function in common/uloc.cpp for C/C++ does not ensure that there is a '' character at the end of a certain temporary array. A remote unauthenticated attacker can supply a call with a long httpAcceptLanguage argument, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

phpmyadmin (Alpine package): 4.6.4-r0

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:alpine:phpmyadmin_alpine_package:4.6.4-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.4

External links

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.