# CVE-2014-9218: libraries/common.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.7, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.13.1 allows remote attackers to ca

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2014-12-08 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

libraries/common.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.7, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.13.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a long password.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3382
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71434
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1ac863c7573d12012374d5d41e5c7dc5505ea6e1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:243
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/62b2c918d26cc78d1763945e3d44d1a63294a819
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99140
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/095729d81205f15f40d216d25917017da4c2fff8
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-17.php
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35539

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