CVE-2000-0981

High CVSS 7.2

Published 2000-12-19 · last changed 2026-09-23

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0981, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

MySQL Database Engine uses a weak authentication method which leaks information that could be used by a remote attacker to recover the password.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0981

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C