scan mysql root authentication vulnerability CVE-2012-2122 with free scanner

Alok Yadav,
Few months ago critical and amazing vulnerability was discovered in mysql , you can see in detail here : by HD Moore ( founder of metasploit project ) , andCVE reference : http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2122
mysql bug post : http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=64884

Today rapid7 team released a tool to scan possible vulnerabilities in your network , that tool is free of cost and work on windows you can more detail and download link for tool in blog post .
if you already use metasploit framework or metasploit pro then you can use an auxiliary module to search in network for this vulnerability

msf > use auxiliary/scanner/mysql/mysql_authbypass_hashdump

use this tool to check and update mysql version is best way to prevent any attack

Published by Alok Yadav

I am a student who like learning , creating , testing , and breaking things . I code in python and ruby to automate my daily tasks and for web services API , currently learning golang . :)