CVE-2003-0780

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 78.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2003-09-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in get_salt_from_password from sql_acl.cc for MySQL 4.0.14 and earlier, and 3.23.x, allows attackers with ALTER TABLE privileges to execute arbitrary code via a long Password field.

Affected products

Conectiva Linux: 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
Mysql: 4.1.0
MySQL Server: 3.23, 3.23.2, 3.23.3, 3.23.4, 3.23.5, 3.23.8 (+60)

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000743
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009819.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106364207129993&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106381424420775&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/9709
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-381
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516492
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:094
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-281.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-282.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/337012
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000743

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