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Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password?

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On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:41:40 +0300, Νίκος wrote:
>
>> Στις 2/10/2013 4:25 μμ, ο/η Steven D'Aprano έγραψε:
>>> On Wed, 02 Oct 2013 15:20:00 +0300, Νίκος wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is it possible for someone that knows the MYSQL password of a server
>>>> to run arbitrary code on a linux server?
>>>
>>> Yes, it is possible.
>>
>> Is that what might have happened and someone managed to upload the .html
>> file in '~/home/nikos/www/' ?
>>
>> Can you think of any other way?
>
>
> There are many other ways (i am not a hacker so i would not know whre to
> start)
> Against my better judgement I am going to give some advise (more to
> protect your customers than you)
>
> 1) tie down access to your server, nothing should be accessable from the
> internet unless absolutly necessary.
> certainly your database should not be accessible and this should be
> blocked in multiple ways (protection in depth)
>
> you should close down any un-necessary services.
> shut your firewall to all trafffix except http & https (ports 80 ,443)
> unless absolutely necessary.
> set your database accounts to only allow log in from localhost & and any
> explicit IP addresses that must have access
>
> & please google for further advise on server security & post questions in
> a suitable forum (not here)
>
> as many have said, security is not our area of expertise & this is the
> wrong place to ask.
>
> when correctly secured knowing your username & password should not be
> enough to allow access to your server.


Thank you Alister for ansering the needs of needy persons.
I am also needy. Please be kind to me as well:

There is poverty and injustice in the world. Why?? I NEED to know
People suffer and die. How come? I MUST know
And there are morons... Why?? PLEASE TELL

-- 
Ravi

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Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? Νίκος <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-10-02 15:20 +0300
  Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2013-10-02 14:37 +0200
  Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? feedthetroll@gmx.de - 2013-10-02 05:38 -0700
    Re: Killing threads with TB (was: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password?) Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-10-02 08:21 -0500
    Re: Killing threads with TB Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-10-02 18:34 -0400
    Re: Killing threads with TB Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-10-02 23:48 +0100
  Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-10-02 13:25 +0000
    Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? Νίκος <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-10-02 16:41 +0300
      Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-10-02 09:58 -0400
        Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? Νίκος <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-10-02 17:46 +0300
          Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? ishish <ishish@domhain.de> - 2013-10-02 15:55 +0100
          Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-10-02 11:15 -0400
          Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-10-02 16:02 +0000
          Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-10-02 09:59 -0700
      Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2013-10-02 14:34 +0000
        Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? Ravi Sahni <ganeshsahni07@gmail.com> - 2013-10-02 20:43 +0530
          Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? Νίκος Ακεξόπουλος <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-10-02 20:06 +0300
      Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-10-02 17:39 +0000
        Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? Νίκος Αλεξόπουλος <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-10-02 21:02 +0300
  Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-10-02 20:02 -0400
  Re: Can arbitrary code run in a server if someone's know just the MySQL password? Tony the Tiger <tony@tiger.invalid> - 2013-10-04 15:19 -0500

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