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Gentoo: GLSA 201701-32 Normal: phpMyAdmin Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey January 11, 2017
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
The Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-32 highlights serious vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin affecting MySQL management, posing risks such as unauthorized code execution and DoS attacks
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in phpMyAdmin, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpMyAdmin. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution Denial of Service normal severity phpMyAdmin

Resolution

All phpMyAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-4.6.5.1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2016-4412 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4412 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-5097 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5097 [ 3 ] CVE-2016-5098 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5098 [ 4 ] CVE-2016-5099 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5099 [ 5 ] CVE-2016-5701 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5701 [ 6 ] CVE-2016-5702 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5702 [ 7 ] CVE-2016-5703 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5703 [ 8 ] CVE-2016-5704 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5704 [ 9 ] CVE-2016-5705 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5705 [ 10 ] CVE-2016-5706 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5706 [ 11 ] CVE-2016-5730 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5730 [ 12 ] CVE-2016-5731 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5731 [ 13 ] CVE-2016-5732 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvena...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 11, 2017
Bugs: #586964, #593582, #600814
ID: 201701-32

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution Denial of Service normal severity phpMyAdmin

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in phpMyAdmin, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

phpMyAdmin is a web-based management tool for MySQL databases.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-db/phpmyadmin < 4.6.5.1 >= 4.6.5.1

Impact

===== A authenticated remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary PHP Code, inject SQL code, or to conduct Cross-Site Scripting attacks. In certain configurations, an unauthenticated remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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