CVE-2000-0981: Oracle MySQL

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Affected products

• Oracle MySQL: version 3.20 only; version 3.21 only; version 3.22 only; version 3.23 only

Published 2000-12-19. Last modified 2026-09-23.