Vulnerability in MySQL

CVE-2003-1480

MySQL 3.20 through 4.1.0 uses a weak algorithm for hashed passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to decrypt the password via brute force methods.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

Published 2003-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

MySQL — versions 4.1.0
Oracle MySQL — versions 3.20, 3.20.32a, 3.21

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-310 — Cryptographic Issues

References

secunia.com/advisories/8753 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.securiteam.com/tools/5WP031FA0U.html (Exploit)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/7500 (Exploit, vdb-entry)