MySQL worm

[ChrisHirst]

MySQL Worm Spreading



Chris.

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[sleipnir214]

Here's the page on the worm from the MySQL website:

http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/security_alert.html

The worm requires three conditions to spread:[ul][li]that MySQL be exposed to the internet[/li][li]that the root user had a poor or blank password[/li][li]that MySQL be running on Win32[/li][/ul]

The first two conditions are lapses in basic good security practices.

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