CVE-2003-0780

N/A Unknown

Published: September 22, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000743

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009819.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106364207129993&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106381424420775&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/9709

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516492

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:094

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-281.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-282.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/337012

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000743