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phpMyAdmin Denial of Service Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 5 Dec 2014 10:04 Release Date: 5 Dec 2014 3066 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Servers - Internet App Servers

TYPE: Internet App Servers

A vulnerability have been identified in phpMyAdmin, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

 

An error related to long passwords can be exploited to consume excessive CPU resources.


Impact

  • Denial of Service

System / Technologies affected

  • Versions 4.0.x prior to 4.0.10.7
  • Versions 4.1.x prior to 4.1.14.8
  • Versions 4.2.x prior to 4.2.13.1.

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.

  • Update to version 4.0.10.7, 4.1.14.8, or 4.2.13.1.

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