An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. An unauthenticated user is able to execute a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by forcing persistent connections when phpMyAdmin is running with $cfg['AllowArbitraryServer']=true. 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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.9
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-phpmyadmin | Aug 30, 2017 | Dec 11, 2016 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-phpmyadmin | Mar 31, 2017 | Sep 17, 2016 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-phpmyadmin | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 17, 2016 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-db-phpmyadmin | Oct 30, 2017 | Dec 10, 2016 | |
| Phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin-upgrade-latest | May 4, 2017 | Dec 11, 2016 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-phpmyadmin | Nov 3, 2016 | Aug 29, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | no-fix-ubuntu-package | Jun 26, 2025 | Dec 11, 2016 |
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