CVE-2000-0979 json
File and Print Sharing service in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me does not properly check the password for a file share, which allow…
published 2000-12-19 25 y ago modified 2026-09-23 46 d ago also EUVD-2000-0966
- cvss
- 6.4
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 75.1%
- EPSS 75.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
- public exploits
- 3
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
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.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/1780 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/smb/cve_2000_0979)
- Published
Exploit prediction
75.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/smb/cve_2000_0979 CVE-2000-0979 SMB Share Password Enumerator metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2000-10-10
- EDB-20284 Microsoft Windows 9x/ME - Share Level Password Bypass (2) remote, 2000-10-10
- EDB-20283 Microsoft Windows 9x/ME - Share Level Password Bypass (1) remote, 2000-10-10
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1780 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/1780
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
-
docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-072
vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/5395
vdb-entry
-
marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=97147777618139&w=2
mailing-list
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A996
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2000-0979
- NVD CVE-2000-0979
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