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Re: MySQL UDF backdoor kit for Windows
Posted by: Bob Field
Date: February 07, 2007 09:51AM

This may be more of an issue with Windows than with MySQL. On Linux, MySQL runs in a restricted username with no privilege to perform the exploit you mention. On Windows, MySQL runs as a service, with full access to the whole machine.

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