Bug 156077 - mysqlhotcopy is a security risk
Summary: mysqlhotcopy is a security risk
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 156076
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: mysql
Version: 3
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Tom Lane
QA Contact: David Lawrence
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Keywords: Security
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-04-27 12:26 UTC by Nigel Horne
Modified: 2013-07-03 03:05 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2005-04-27 14:20:47 UTC

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Description Nigel Horne 2005-04-27 12:26:21 UTC 
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Description of problem:
Mysqlhotcopy allows any user to view valid login names and password for a MySQL database

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
mysql-3.23.58-16.FC3.1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. run mysqlhotcopy on a large database
2. on another terminal run "ps -ef"
3. view an unencrypted username and password for the database
  

Actual Results:  unencrypted username and password for the database are seen

Expected Results:  The username and passwords should be read from a file that is not world readable

Additional info:
Comment 1 Tom Lane 2005-04-27 14:20:47 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 156076 ***
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