CVE-2000-0979

MediumCVSS 6.4/10Last modified Sep 23, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.4/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

Timeline

Published: Dec 19, 2000
Last modified: Sep 23, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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