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CVE-2000-0979

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.4 Published: 2000-12-19 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows MeMicrosoft Windows 98Microsoft Windows 98SeMicrosoft Windows 95

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References