CVE-2004-0628

CVE-2004-0628 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in MySQL versions 4.1.x prior to 4.1.3 and MySQL 5.0. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long scramble string. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this nearly two-decade-old vulnerability.