CVE-2000-0979

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Published Jan 22, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 6.4 Medium EPSS 75.1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98::gold::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 75.1% (75.054% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98se Windows Me

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 22, 2001, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:37 AM
Reserved: Nov 24, 2000, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Sep 23, 2026, 10:10 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 19, 2000, 5:00 AM
Modified: Sep 23, 2026, 10:10 AM

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