SB2016121102 - Resource management error in phpMyAdmin
Published: December 11, 2016 Updated: August 4, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016121102
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6632)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin where, under certain conditions, phpMyAdmin may not delete temporary files during the import of ESRI files. 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.