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Security researchers have released details about a vulnerability in the MySQL server that could allow potential attackers to access MySQL databases without inputting proper authentication ...

Security experts have identified some 879,046 servers vulnerable to a brute force flaw that undermines password controls in MySQL and MariaDB systems. According to Rapid7 security chief HD Moore ...

A trivial flaw in the password handling on MySQL and MariaDB installations allows a remote attacker to compromise those systems using any password.

This article shows you how to set, change, and recover secure passwords for your MySQL root account, so you'll never be at a loss.

Security researchers have released details about a vulnerability in the MySQL server that could allow potential attackers to access MySQL databases without inputting proper authentication credentials.

Security experts have identified some 879,046 servers vulnerable to a brute force flaw that undermines password controls in MySQL and MariaDB systems. According to Rapid7 security chief HD Moore ...

Security researchers have released details about a vulnerability in the MySQL server that could allow potential attackers to access MySQL databases without inputting proper authentication credentials.

There are several distinctions between the way user names and passwords are used by MySQL and the way they are used by Unix or Windows: User names, as used by MySQL for authentication purposes, have ...

In this case MySQL/MariaDB would think that the password is correct, even while it is not. Because the protocol uses random strings, the probability of hitting this bug is about 1/256." ...