Critical vulnerabilities in MySQL and database servers MariaDB and PerconaDB can lead to arbitrary code execution, root privilege escalation, and server compromise.

46% of on-premises databases contain vulnerabilities. Have organizations neglected the security of their data? Imperva’s Elad Erez explains.

The National Vulnerability Database — NIST’s cornerstone repository for researchers who use its contents and measuring tools to assess the dangers of cyber exploits — has been backed up with ...

Sentrigo, Inc., a provider of database security software, has announced the availability of an integrated database activity monitoring and vulnerability assessment solution. Hedgehog Enterprise v4.0 ...

The Oracle 9i vulnerabilities include four critical buffer overflows in various components of Oracles database server software.

Database security vendor Sentrigo has released an open-source fuzz testing tool to help pinpoint security-related coding deficiencies in Oracle databases.The tool, called FuzzOr, runs on Oracle 8i ...

Embedded databases, used in everything from network routers to business applications and popular Web sites, "represent a soft underbelly," says Ted Julian of Application Security.