DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2562

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2562
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2562.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2562
Upstream
Published
2016-03-01T11:59:04.643Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:01:16.818361Z
Severity
  • 6.8 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The checkHTTP function in libraries/Config.class.php in phpMyAdmin 4.5.x before 4.5.5.1 does not verify X.509 certificates from api.github.com SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof these servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / phpmyadmin

Package

Name
phpmyadmin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/phpmyadmin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4:4.5.5.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12 / phpmyadmin

Package

Name
phpmyadmin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/phpmyadmin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4:4.5.5.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13 / phpmyadmin

Package

Name
phpmyadmin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/phpmyadmin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4:4.5.5.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14 / phpmyadmin

Package

Name
phpmyadmin
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/phpmyadmin?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4:4.5.5.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}