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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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11,160 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 2 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Solution:
MySQL offers different ways to encrypt passwords. You may choose to use cryptographically strong algorithms like MD5, SHA1, or AES instead, which are all supported by MySQL.
Passwords used for MySQL accounts should not be used on other systems.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Secret Squirrel
Original Advisory:
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/Crackers/msqlfast.c
Other References:
http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Miscellaneous_functions.html
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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