CVE-2016-9865
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. Due to a bug in serialized string parsing, it was possible to bypass the protection offered by PMA_safeUnserialize() function. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4:4.6.5.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4:4.6.5.1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4:4.6.5.1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4:4.6.5.1-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.0.10.17 | |
| 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 | 4.4.15.8 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.0 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.1 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.2 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.3 | |
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | 4.6.4 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-254 CWE-502
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.