Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 95
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: 0.450 (98.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2000-0979?
- CVE-2000-0979 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 95. Published 2000-12-19.
- Is CVE-2000-0979 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.