CVE-2000-0979

Windows 95 vulnerability

CVSS

6.4

EPSS

45.0%

EPSS pct

99th

Exploited

No known

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 vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Windows 95

CVSS vector

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

Published

2000-12-19

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 45.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

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