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MySQL weak password encryption
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA8753
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Release Date:
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2003-05-09
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Popularity:
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10,824 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Brute force
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | MySQL 3.x
MySQL 4.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A weakness has been identified in the way that MySQL encrypts passwords when storing them.
The problem is that passwords, which are stored in a table using PASSWORD(), are encrypted in a way that can be brute forced at a great speed. This allows malicious people, who has retrieved passwords from the database, to brute force an eight character password in a matter of hours.
A tool is available to exploit this.
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