RE: System Hacked from MySQL Insecurities

[Shawn Wall <sjwall () shaw ca>]

MySql installs with a default root password or no password. If you did not
change it then it would be trivial to 'hack'.

shawn

-----Original Message-----
From: Kalpin Erlangga Silaen [mailto:kalpin () solonet co id] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 7:03 PM
To: security-basics () lists securityfocus com
Subject: System Hacked from MySQL Insecurities

Dear all,

several days ago, someone hacked my test box using the latest FreeBSD. 
He explained that he rooted my box because he knows my root mysql password.
Is it possible to hack system via MySQL ? or he just tricked me and try hide
his way ? I am using MySQL 4.0.18 for FreeBSD.
My details system:

OS: FreeBSD 5.1
MySQL version: 4.0.18
Port : 3306

I opened port 3306 from Internet, so people can use this if they have
access/username to MySQL.

Thank you.

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