Varsity Posted August 29, 2004 Author Share Posted August 29, 2004 Or, the password/uname for sql could have gotten exposed. Precisely what happened. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210120-half-life-2-gold-hoax-what-really-happened/page/3/#findComment-584455509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotRoot Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 Precisely what happened. Even if that were the case, then they would have to still have shell access to execute sql, unless of course the sql db name and password are the same as the admin name and password. Then again as I said earlier, even if the mod_Php disappeared or what have you, then the permissions for the config.php file that IPB uses that has the SQL DB name and password stored, then someone would have had to set the permissions for that folder to be available off server, because even if PHP is "turned off" then this particular folder that the config is in is still unaccessable from a browser. I believe that someone is trying to CYA, however they are lying to do it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210120-half-life-2-gold-hoax-what-really-happened/page/3/#findComment-584455856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blachole Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 Theres a new post on HL2FALLOUT forums saying ATi confirmed that it was going gold this week. They didn't know that the post was a hoax... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210120-half-life-2-gold-hoax-what-really-happened/page/3/#findComment-584455874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varsity Posted August 29, 2004 Author Share Posted August 29, 2004 Even if that were the case, then they would have to still have shell access to execute sql, unless of course the sql db name and password are the same as the admin name and password. Then again as I said earlier, even if the mod_Php disappeared or what have you, then the permissions for the config.php file that IPB uses that has the SQL DB name and password stored, then someone would have had to set the permissions for that folder to be available off server, because even if PHP is "turned off" then this particular folder that the config is in is still unaccessable from a browser. I believe that someone is trying to CYA, however they are lying to do it. Well, that was the case. I'm out of my depth past that. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210120-half-life-2-gold-hoax-what-really-happened/page/3/#findComment-584456303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredde87 Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 still ipb uses variables for mysql login so I still dont understand how they got it if php wasnt working... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210120-half-life-2-gold-hoax-what-really-happened/page/3/#findComment-584456932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotRoot Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 Well, that was the case. I'm out of my depth past that. I'm not saying someone couldn't have gotten the password and ran the hoax. I'm just saying that the original post in the thread is almost impossible to go down like was stated. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210120-half-life-2-gold-hoax-what-really-happened/page/3/#findComment-584456980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 he could have been lucky and waited until there was a mysql error when he tried to login with gabe's account and got a statement like SELECT username, password, stuff FROM ipb_members WHERE user='gabe' AND password='ea25eb80eff7ada5489b412694b22d96' then used the hash in Cain or some other pass cracker and got gaben Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210120-half-life-2-gold-hoax-what-really-happened/page/3/#findComment-584457014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat75 Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 Wow what's gonna happen next.... DUN DUN DUN Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210120-half-life-2-gold-hoax-what-really-happened/page/3/#findComment-584457495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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