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CVE-2001-1454

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-1454 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in MySQL versions prior to 3.23.33, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted, long "drop database" request. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.23.32CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0963 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

dev.mysql.com / doc/mysql/en/news-3-23-33.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/6419
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/367320
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / archive/1/161917
Exploit