SB2016122914 - Information disclosure in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)
Published: December 29, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016122914
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9848)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. phpinfo (phpinfo.php) shows PHP information including values of HttpOnly cookies. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e3226bf79b872494874e7f139d2c88c069c4d60f
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0e6a7a8f8c8d0d3eb1d715818e76bf4d0664e638
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3c5da8c4643bf2ec21c87b1c68b3ad2c149fc3b9
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b36b3560d17cde1b9b07e17906ea6b7612b04cce
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3e72f91bb20ef89058467b81ddaf2c5793af3ec9
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=517afce6b9a2a1a80adab744a77278db53d919f7
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a35fc5fa306c1b74cf13f5f8a6624b47b0409a82