MySQLDatabase / datastore
CVE-2003-0780
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBuffer 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysisA detailed technical summary for this CVE is being prepared.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
MySQLDatabase / datastore
= 4.1.0
MySQLDatabase / datastore
= 3.23= 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
LinuxOperating system
= 7.0= 8.0= 9.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedMySQL 3.23.58 (for 3.23.x) or MySQL 4.0.15+/4.1.3+ (for 4.0.x/4.1.x)
- 1. Identify the exact MySQL version currently installed using: mysql --version or SELECT VERSION();
- 2. For MySQL 3.23.x: Upgrade to MySQL 3.23.58 (the final 3.23 release with security patches)
- 3. For MySQL 4.0.x: Upgrade to MySQL 4.0.15 or later (earliest version with this vulnerability fixed)
- 4. For MySQL 4.1.0: Upgrade to the latest 4.1.x stable release (at least 4.1.3)
- 5. After upgrade, verify the version: mysql --version
- 6. Review user privileges, as the vulnerability requires ALTER TABLE privileges - audit accounts with elevated permissions
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2003-0780 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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