Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-2357 - Remote Security vulnerability in Proofpoint Protection Server

047910
CVSS 6.4 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
proofpoint

Summary

The embedded MySQL 4.0 server for Proofpoint Protection Server does not require a password for the root user of MySQL, which allows remote attackers to read or modify the backend database.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Proofpoint
1