MySQL default root password could allow unauthorized access
| mysql-default-root-access (9902) |  High Risk |
Description:
MySQL for Microsoft Windows are configured by default with a NULL root password. This could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized root access to the MySQL database.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Aug 18 2002 - 12:15:57 CDT : Weak MySQL Default Configuration on Windows .
- BID-5503: MySQL Null Root Password Weak Default Configuration Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1809: The default configuration of the Windows binary release of MySQL 3.23.2 through 3.23.52 has a NULL root password, which could allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized root access to the MySQL database.
Platforms Affected:
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.10
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.2
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.23
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.24
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.25
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.26
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.27
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.28
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.29
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.3
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.30
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.31
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.34
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.36
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.37
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.38
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.39
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.4
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.40
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.41
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.42
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.43
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.44
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.45
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.46
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.47
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.48
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.49
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.5
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.50
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.51
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.52
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.8
- MySQL MySQL 3.23.9
Reported:
Aug 18, 2002
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