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MySQL mysqld Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Checks for the remote MySQL version Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment You are running a version of MySQL which is older than version 3.23.56. It is vulnerable to a vulnerability that may permit the mysqld service to start with elevated rights. A possible hacker can exploit this vulnerability by creating a DATADIR/my.cnf that includes the line 'user=root' under the '[mysqld]' option section. When the mysqld service is executed, it will run as the root user instead of the default user. Network Security Threat Level: High Solution : Upgrade to at least version 3.23.56 Networks Security ID: 7052 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 StrongHoldNet

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