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CVE-2003-0780

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.

Severity
High 9.0
Published
22 Sept 2003
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
78% in the next 30 daysHigher than 99% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · Needs a login
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
MySQLServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:mysql
  • Version 4.1.0-alpha
  • Version 4.0.14
  • Version 4.0.13
  • Version 4.0.12
All 66 release lines
  • Version 3.23
  • Version 3.23.2
  • Version 3.23.3
  • Version 3.23.4
  • Version 3.23.5
  • Version 3.23.8
  • Version 3.23.9
  • Version 3.23.10
  • Version 3.23.22
  • Version 3.23.23
  • Version 3.23.24
  • Version 3.23.25
  • Version 3.23.26
  • Version 3.23.27
  • Version 3.23.28
  • Version 3.23.28-gamma
  • Version 3.23.29
  • Version 3.23.30
  • Version 3.23.31
  • Version 3.23.32
  • Version 3.23.33
  • Version 3.23.34
  • Version 3.23.36
  • Version 3.23.37
  • Version 3.23.38
  • Version 3.23.39
  • Version 3.23.40
  • Version 3.23.41
  • Version 3.23.42
  • Version 3.23.43
  • Version 3.23.44
  • Version 3.23.45
  • Version 3.23.46
  • Version 3.23.47
  • Version 3.23.48
  • Version 3.23.49
  • Version 3.23.50
  • Version 3.23.51
  • Version 3.23.52
  • Version 3.23.53
  • Version 3.23.53a
  • Version 3.23.54
  • Version 3.23.54a
  • Version 3.23.55
  • Version 3.23.56
  • Version 4.0.0
  • Version 4.0.1
  • Version 4.0.2
  • Version 4.0.3
  • Version 4.0.4
  • Version 4.0.5
  • Version 4.0.5a
  • Version 4.0.6
  • Version 4.0.7
  • Version 4.0.7-gamma
  • Version 4.0.8
  • Version 4.0.8-gamma
  • Version 4.0.9
  • Version 4.0.9-gamma
  • Version 4.0.10
  • Version 4.0.11
  • Version 4.0.11-gamma
  • Version 4.0.12
  • Version 4.0.13
  • Version 4.0.14
  • Version 4.1.0-alpha

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0780
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0780