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Vulnerability Assessment Details

MySQL Authentication bypass through a zero-length password

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Log in to MySQL with a zero-length password

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
It is possible to bypass password authentication for a database
user using a crafted authentication packet with a zero-length password

Note: In order to use this script, the MySQL daemon has to permit connection from the
scanning IP address

Networks Security ID: 10654, 10655

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Beyond Security

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