CVE-2000-0979
Microsoft Windows 9x/ME - Share Level Password Bypass
Severity Score
9.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
4
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2000-10-10 First Exploit
- 2000-11-24 CVE Reserved
- 2000-12-19 CVE Published
- 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97147777618139&w=2 | Mailing List | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5395 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A996 | Signature |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20283 | 2000-10-10 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20284 | 2000-10-10 | |
| https://github.com/Z6543/CVE-2000-0979 | 2019-10-27 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1780 | 2024-08-08 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-072 | 2018-10-12 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 95 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 95" | * | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 98 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 98" | * | gold |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 98se Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 98se" | * | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Me Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Me" | * | - |
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