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.
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-282.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-281.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:094
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516492
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-381
http://secunia.com/advisories/9709
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106381424420775&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106364207129993&w=2
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-September/009819.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000743