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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201505-03

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201505-03
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Severity: Low
Title: phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 31, 2015
Bugs: #517858, #522844, #530054
ID: 201505-03

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in phpMyAdmin, the worst of
which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background
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phpMyAdmin is a web-based management tool for MySQL databases.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-db/phpmyadmin < 4.2.13 >= 4.2.13
*>= 4.1.14.7
*>= 4.0.10.6

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpMyAdmin. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote authenticated attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to
include and execute arbitrary local files via a crafted parameter,
inject SQL code, or to conduct Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All phpMyAdmin 4.2 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-4.2.13"

All phpMyAdmin 4.1 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-4.1.14.7"

All phpMyAdmin 4.0 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-4.0.10.6"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-4986
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-4986
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-4987
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-4987
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-6300
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6300
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-8958
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8958
[ 5 ] CVE-2014-8959
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8959
[ 6 ] CVE-2014-8960
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8960
[ 7 ] CVE-2014-8961
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8961

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-03

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

 

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