CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0979

Medium
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk
44.99%

99th percentile - higher than 99% of all known CVEs

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can access network shares without knowing the full password, leading to unauthorized access to files and data.

Recommendation

Upgrade to a newer Windows version or disable File and Print Sharing if not required. Use strong passwords and restrict network access.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS