Resource management error in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2014-9218

 

Resource management error in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2014-9218

Published: December 8, 2014 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41031
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9218
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

libraries/common.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.7, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.13.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a long password.


Affected software

phpMyAdmin
Fedora
phpMyAdmin
phpMyAdmin4

How to mitigate CVE-2014-9218

Install update from vendor's website.

phpMyAdmin - addressed in versions 4.0.10.7-1.el6, 4.2.13.1-1.el7, 4.2.13.1-1.fc21
phpMyAdmin4 - update to 4.0.10.7-2.el5

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

External References

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