DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9849

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9849
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9849.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9849
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2016-12-11T02:59:47Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:03:39Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. It is possible to bypass AllowRoot restriction ($cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowRoot']) and deny rules for username by using Null Byte in the username. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / phpmyadmin

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4:4.6.5.1-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9849.json"

Debian:13 / phpmyadmin

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4:4.6.5.1-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9849.json"

Debian:14 / phpmyadmin

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4:4.6.5.1-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9849.json"