CVE-2016-9863
phpMyAdmin DoS Vulnerability
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.64%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-9863
To remediate CVE-2016-9863, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/phpmyadmin—upgrade to 4.6.5.2-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 4:4.6.5.1-1 or later
- —upgrade to 4.6.5 or later
Is CVE-2016-9863 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 4.6.5.2-r0
- from 0, < 4:4.6.5.1-1
- >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |