Re: Proofpoint Protection Server remote MySQL r oot user vulnerability

[gabriel rosenkoetter <gr () eclipsed net>]

On Sun, Feb 22, 2004 at 11:20:57AM -0600, Tony Kava wrote:
> Perhaps you could provide some more specific details such as the version of
> Red Hat Linux you used, the package you used to install MySQL (as well as
> its source), or the third-party installation you used (perhaps a tar ball
> from the MySQL project?).  I don't think Red Hat will take your advisory
> seriously unless you can point out the particulars of this vulnerability.

That's lovely, since the advisory wasn't aimed at Red Hat, but at
Proofpoint (www.proofpoint.com), as was clearly mentioned in the
text you quoted:

> > Product: Protection Server 
> > Version: unknown/Red Hat Linux
> > Developer: Proofpoint
> > URL: www.proofpoint.com

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gabriel rosenkoetter
gr () eclipsed net

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