CVE-2003-0073 describes a double-free vulnerability in the mysqld component of MySQL versions prior to 3.23.55. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) via the mysql_change_user function. With a CVSS score of 5.0, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring network access and low attack complexity to achieve a partial impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Despite its age, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion, with 10 mentions, primarily on GitHub.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.23.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.23.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.23.41CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.23.47CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.23.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:3.23.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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