CVE-2016-6630

Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. An authenticated user can trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by entering a very long password at the change password dialog. 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.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.74% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92501 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-53 patch vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32 vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00009.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6630?
CVE-2016-6630 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6630?
To fix CVE-2016-6630, 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-2016-6630 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6630 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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