CVE-2016-9863

high

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.

References

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-68

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94526

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-12-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High