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MySQL Win32 Exposes Admin Password

Secunia Advisory:

SA9565

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Release Date:

2003-08-19

Popularity:

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Critical:

Less critical

Impact:

Exposure of sensitive information

Where:

Local system

Solution Status:

Unpatched

OS:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows Millenium
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Software:

MySQL 3.x
MySQL 4.x

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Solution:
Do not allow untrusted users access to the system running MySQL or apply access restrictions to "my.ini".

Provided and/or discovered by:
Lorenzo Hernandez Garcia-Hierro

Change Page:
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