SB2016101811 - Input validation error in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)
Published: October 18, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101811
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6633)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. phpMyAdmin can be used to trigger a remote code execution attack against certain PHP installations that are running with the dbase extension. 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.