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$ cve CVE-2003-0780 JSON

CVE-2003-0780 EXPLOIT

9.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 78.4% (pctl 100)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

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.

Scoring

CVSS9.0 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS78.37% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2003-09-22
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (3)

VendorProduct
conectivalinux
mysqlmysql
oraclemysql

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbMySQL 3.23.x/4.0.x - Remote Buffer Overflow2003-09-14
exploit-dbMySQL 3.23.x/4.0.x - Password Handler Buffer Overflow2003-09-10

References

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