CVE-2016-6630 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated users can cause a denial of service in phpMyAdmin by submitting an excessively long password in the change password dialog.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-6630?
CVE-2016-6630 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 11 Dec 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6630?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6630?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-6630 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6630 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-6630, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6630, GHSA-8w5f-7346-5p5m, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6630.