SB2016122916 - Security Features in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)
Published: December 29, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016122916
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) Security Features (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9865)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. Due to a bug in serialized string parsing, it was possible to bypass the protection offered by PMA_safeUnserialize() function. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e5eab8d8305ee89d1f358ecaaca464d06bf877d1
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3c5da8c4643bf2ec21c87b1c68b3ad2c149fc3b9
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b36b3560d17cde1b9b07e17906ea6b7612b04cce
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a35fc5fa306c1b74cf13f5f8a6624b47b0409a82