phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.3/4.4.15.7/4.0.10.16 Transformation denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.3/4.4.15.7/4.0.10.16. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Transformation. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6618. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.3/4.4.15.7/4.0.10.16 (Database Administration Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Transformation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. The transformation feature allows a user to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) attack against the server. 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.

The bug was discovered 08/06/2016. The weakness was published 12/11/2016 by Emanuel Bronshtein (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-6618 since 08/06/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 23 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93212 (openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-2016-1021)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169133 (OpenSuSE Security Update for phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-SU-2016:2176-1)).

Upgrading to version 4.6.4, 4.4.15.8 or 4.0.10.17 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93212) and SecurityFocus (BID 95047†). Similar entries are available at VDB-94040, VDB-94041, VDB-94042 and VDB-94046. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 93212
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-2016-1021)
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OpenVAS ID: 802585
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for phpMyAdmin openSUSE-SU-2016:2168-1 (phpMyAdmin)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 4.6.4/4.4.15.8/4.0.10.17

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07/14/2016 🔍
08/06/2016 +23 days 🔍
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08/29/2016 +23 days 🔍
08/30/2016 +1 days 🔍
12/10/2016 +102 days 🔍
12/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
12/11/2016 +0 days 🔍
10/05/2022 +2124 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: DLA 1415-1⛔
Researcher: Emanuel Bronshtein
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-6618 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6618
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94050
SecurityFocus: 95047 - phpMyAdmin CVE-2016-6618 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2016 09:12
Updated: 10/05/2022 14:55
Changes: 12/11/2016 09:12 (65), 06/23/2019 11:15 (15), 10/05/2022 14:55 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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