CVE-2016-1927

NameCVE-2016-1927
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-481-1, DSA-3627-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
phpmyadmin (PTS)bullseye4:5.0.4+dfsg2-2+deb11u1fixed
bookworm4:5.2.1+dfsg-1fixed
trixie4:5.2.1+dfsg-2fixed
sid4:5.2.1+dfsg-3fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
phpmyadminsourcewheezy4:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u3DLA-481-1
phpmyadminsourcejessie4:4.2.12-2+deb8u2DSA-3627-1
phpmyadminsource(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

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