CVE-2016-6618

Description

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.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.57%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-41	patch vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html	mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95047	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6618?: CVE-2016-6618 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6618?: To fix CVE-2016-6618, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6618 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6618 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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