GLSA 201701-32: phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:normal
Title:phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:01/11/2017
Bugs: #586964, #593582, #600814
ID:201701-32

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in phpMyAdmin, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

phpMyAdmin is a web-based management tool for MySQL databases.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
dev-db/phpmyadmin < 4.6.5.1 >= 4.6.5.1 All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpMyAdmin. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A authenticated remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary PHP Code, inject SQL code, or to conduct Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

In certain configurations, an unauthenticated remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All phpMyAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-4.6.5.1"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201701-32.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

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