CVE-2000-0979
File and Print Sharing service in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me does not properly check the password for a file share, which allows remote attackers to bypass share access controls by sending a 1-byte password that matches the first character of the real password, aka the "Share Level Password" vulnerability.
- EPSS
- 75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 99% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- microsoft:windows_95
- microsoft:windows_98
- microsoft:windows_98se
- microsoft:windows_me
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97147777618139&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1780
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-072
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5395
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A996