CVE-2016-1927

Name	CVE-2016-1927
Description	The suggestPassword function in js/functions.js in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.13, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.3, and 4.5.x before 4.5.4 relies on the Math.random JavaScript function, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via a brute-force approach.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DLA-481-1, DSA-3627-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
phpmyadmin (PTS)	bullseye	4:5.0.4+dfsg2-2+deb11u1	fixed
	bookworm	4:5.2.1+dfsg-1	fixed
	sid, trixie	4:5.2.2-really5.2.2+20250121+dfsg-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Origin
phpmyadmin	source	wheezy	4:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u3	DLA-481-1
phpmyadmin	source	jessie	4:4.2.12-2+deb8u2	DSA-3627-1
phpmyadmin	source	(unstable)	4:4.5.4-1

Notes

[squeeze] - phpmyadmin <no-dsa> (minor issue)
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-4/
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/6a96e67487f2faecb4de4204fee9b96b94020720