CVE-2000-0979 EXPLOIT
6.4
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 45% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.4 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 44.99% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-12-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-23 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 95 |
| microsoft | windows 98 |
| microsoft | windows 98se |
| microsoft | windows me |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows 9x/ME - Share Level Password Bypass (1) | 2000-10-10 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows 9x/ME - Share Level Password Bypass (2) | 2000-10-10 |
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
- 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
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