CVE-2005-4079

Publication date 8 December 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

The register_globals emulation in phpMyAdmin 2.7.0 rc1 allows remote attackers to exploit other vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin by modifying the import_blacklist variable in grab_globals.php, which can then be used to overwrite other variables.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
phpmyadmin 7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

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