CVE-2003-0073

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2003-02-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Double-free vulnerability in mysqld for MySQL before 3.23.55 allows attackers with MySQL access to cause a denial of service (crash) via mysql_change_user.

Affected products

MySQL Server: 3.23.31, 3.23.36, 3.23.41, 3.23.47, 3.23.52, 3.23.53 (+2)

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000743
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104385719107879&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-303
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11199.php
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-2873.html
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:013
http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/News-3.23.55.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-093.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-094.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-166.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6718
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A436

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