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CVE-2003-0780

HIGH severity · CVSS 9
9CVSS HIGH

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.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required
User interaction
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Exploit probability (EPSS)71%

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-381 ↗

Last checked: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:18:30 UTC