CVE-2000-0979

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.

CVSS v2.0 6.4 MEDIUM

6.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1780	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97147777618139&w=2
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

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98::gold::::::*

Information

Published : 2000-12-18 21:00

Updated : 2018-10-12 14:29

NVD link : CVE-2000-0979

Mitre link : CVE-2000-0979

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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Products Affected

microsoft

windows_98se
windows_95
windows_98
windows_me

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