CVE-2000-0979
File and Print Sharing service in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me does not properly check...
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.
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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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0979- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
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CVE-2000-0979- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0966 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0966- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fxp6-5w7j-wg3x No score
File and Print Sharing service in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me does not properly check...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fxp6-5w7j-wg3x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows 9x/ME - Share Level Password Bypass (1) | 2000-10-10 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows 9x/ME - Share Level Password Bypass (2) | 2000-10-10 |
| Metasploit | CVE-2000-0979 SMB Share Password Enumerator | 2000-10-10 |
| PoC in GitHub | Z6543/CVE-2000-0979 | 2019-10-26 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-0979 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Microsoft Windows 95, published December 19, 2000. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 75.1%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-072
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5395
securityfocus.com/bid/1780
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=97147777618139&w=2
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A996
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0979
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fxp6-5w7j-wg3x