Several vulnerabilities have been found in the MySQL database system, a light database package commonly used in Linux environments but which runs also on Microsoft platforms, HP-Unix, Mac OS and more E-matters, a German company, released a security advisory after discovering the flaws. They have rated the vulnerabilities as "Medium to Critical" in severity. The security flaws discovered by the company range from Denial of Service (DoS) problems to more serious issues. "...one of the flaws can be used to bypass the MySQL password check or to execute arbitrary code," the advisory said.
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