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CVE-2003-0780 in the critical feed json

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 privi…

published 2003-09-12 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0771

cvss
9.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
78.4%
EPSS 78.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2003-0780 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2003:282
  • Red Hat Linux 7.1 Red Hat Linux 7.2 Red Hat Linux 7.3 Red Hat Linux 8.0 Red Hat Linux 9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2003:281
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2003:282

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-23138)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

78.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-23138 MySQL 3.23.x/4.0.x - Password Handler Buffer Overflow dos, 2003-09-10
  • EDB-98 MySQL 3.23.x/4.0.x - Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2003-09-14
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/337012 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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