Summary
The remote host is missing an update to phpmyadmin announced via advisory DSA 1207-2.
The phpmyadmin update in DSA 1207 introduced a regression. This update corrects this flaw. For completeness, the original advisory text below:
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpMyAdmin, a program to administrate MySQL over the web. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2005-3621
CRLF injection vulnerability allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP response splitting attacks.
CVE-2005-3665
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) HTTP_HOST variable and (2) various scripts in the libraries directory that handle header generation.
CVE-2006-1678
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via scripts in the themes directory.
CVE-2006-2418
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the db parameter of footer.inc.php.
CVE-2006-5116
A remote attacker could overwrite internal variables through the _FILES global variable.
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.2-3sarge3.
For the upcoming stable release (etch) and unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 2.9.0.3-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your phpmyadmin package.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201207-2
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-3621, CVE-2005-3665, CVE-2006-1678, CVE-2006-2418, CVE-2006-5116 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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