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Microsoft's SQL Server Brute Force

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Microsoft's SQL Server Brute Force

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The SQL Server has a common password for one or more accounts.
These accounts may be used to gain access to the records in
the database or even permit remote command execution.

Solution: Please set a difficult to guess password for these accounts.

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2001 H D Moore

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