File and Print Sharing service in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me does not…
Priority HIGH 67Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.75054 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0979
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fxp6-5w7j-wg3x
References
More Microsoft Windows 95 vulnerabilities
- TI-1999-00253 Buffer overflow in War FTP allows remote execution of commands. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-1999-00016 Land IP denial of service. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2000-00305 Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, and Terminal Server systems allow a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2002-01206 Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) up to and including build 5.0.3805 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-00049 Buffer overflow in SNMP agent service in Windows 95/98/98SE, Windows NT 4.0, Windows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-1999-00868 Denial of service in various Windows systems via malformed, fragmented IGMP packets. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2000-0979 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0979 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fxp6-5w7j-wg3x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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