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phpMyAdmin: Improper Input Validation (CVE-2016-9863)

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phpMyAdmin: Improper Input Validation (CVE-2016-9863)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/10/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/02/2017
Modified
10/16/2019

Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. With a very large request to table partitioning function, it is possible to invoke a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5) are affected.

Solution(s)

  • phpmyadmin-upgrade-latest

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