CVE-2003-0780: conectiva linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2003-0780 is a high (CVSS 9.0) vulnerability in conectiva linux. EPSS estimates a 78.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 12-09-2003PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
78.37%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
100%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 78.37% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
MySQL 3.23.x/4.0.x - Password Handler Buffer Overflow
Maturity: poc
MySQL 3.23.x/4.0.x - Remote Buffer Overflow
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Conectiva1 product
- linux7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0
Debian1 product
- mysql< 3.23.49-8.5
Mysql1 product
- mysql4.1.0
Oracle1 product
- mysql3.23 | 3.23.2 | 3.23.3 | 3.23.4 | 3.23.5 | 3.23.8 | 3.23.9 | 3.23.10 | 3.23.22 | 3.23.23 | 3.23.24 | 3.23.25 | 3.23.26 | 3.23.27 | 3.23.28 | 3.23.28:gamma | 3.23.29 | 3.23.30 | 3.23.31 | 3.23.32 | 3.23.33 | 3.23.34 | 3.23.36 | 3.23.37 | 3.23.38 | 3.23.39 | 3.23.40 | 3.23.41 | 3.23.42 | 3.23.43 | 3.23.44 | 3.23.45 | 3.23.46 | 3.23.47 | 3.23.48 | 3.23.49 | 3.23.50 | 3.23.51 | 3.23.52 | 3.23.53 | 3.23.53a | 3.23.54 | 3.23.54a | 3.23.55 | 3.23.56 | 4.0.0 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.0.3 | 4.0.4 | 4.0.5 | 4.0.5a | 4.0.6 | 4.0.7 | 4.0.7:gamma | 4.0.8 | 4.0.8:gamma | 4.0.9 | 4.0.9:gamma | 4.0.10 | 4.0.11 | 4.0.11:gamma | 4.0.12 | 4.0.13 | 4.0.14 | 4.1.0:alpha
4 vendors · 4 products
References
11 links- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009819.htmlMailing ListX Refsource FULLDISC