CVE-2016-6623
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v2
4.0
VIR risk
6.5
Description
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. An authorized user can cause a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on a server by passing large values to a loop. 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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6623
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-46
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4:4.6.4+dfsg1-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | >=4.6.0,<4.6.4 | 4.6.4 |
| Packagist | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | >=4.4.0,<4.4.15.8 | 4.4.15.8 |
| Packagist | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | >=4.0.0,<4.0.10.17 | 4.0.10.17 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.0 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.1.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.3 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.4 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.5 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.6 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.6.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.7 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.8 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.9 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.10 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.11 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.12 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.13 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.13.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.14 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.14.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.3 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.4 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.5 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.6 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.4.15.7 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.0 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.3 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.0 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.3 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.4 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.4.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.4.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.5 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.6 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.7 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.8 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.9 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.3 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.4 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.5 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.6 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.7 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.8 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.9 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.10 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.11 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.12 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.13 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.14 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.15 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.16 | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95052
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-46
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6623
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210123204343/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95052
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6623
CWEs
CWE-20
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.