Another reason for mysql over postgresql

[Niall Kavanagh]

Date Reported:          4/23/2000
Vulnerability:          postgresql-plaintext-passwords
Platforms Affected:     PostgreSQL
Risk Factor:            Medium
Attack Type:            Host Based

PostgreSQL is an open-source relational database management system (DBMS)
that supports SQL constructs. The program stores its usernames and
passwords in plaintext format in a file called pg_shadow that is readable
by the postgres user and root. A local attacker can run strings on the
file to obtain database usernames and passwords.

Reference:
Bugtraq Mailing List: "Postgresql cleartext password storage" at:
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000423220245.A2


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