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Message-ID: <20041009144455.66E7E164005@ws1-4.us4.outblaze.com>
From: isec at europe.com (Willem Koenings)
Subject: mysql password cracking

hi,

> I'm wondering how dangerous it is to allow a user on a 
> mysql db to view the grants for another user. Could 
> they take the encrypted password data and possibly 
> crack it? If they can, how easy is it? 

on certain condition it's quite easy, if you have
a hash:

test.exe 57510426775c5b0f
Hash: 57510426775c5b0f
Trying length 3
Trying length 4
Trying length 5
Found pass: guest


some reading for you:

http://www.ngssoftware.com/papers/HackproofingMySQL.pdf

all the best,

W.
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