CVE-2003-0780
9.0
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
70.86%
HIGH RiskEPSS (99th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other
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.
Published: 9/22/2003
Modified: 4/16/2026
Vulnerability Summary
CVSS v2 Score
9
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)
70.86%HIGH Exploitation Risk
99th percentile
This vulnerability has a 70.86% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
CWE Classification
NVD-CWE-Other