CVE-2000-0979

critical

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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A996

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5395

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-072

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97147777618139&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-12-19

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.45905