CVE-2000-0979 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass file share access controls by sending a single-byte password matching the first character, allowing unauthorized data access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0979?
CVE-2000-0979 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 98, published on 22 Jan 2001. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0979?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98se, Microsoft Windows Me.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2000-0979 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0979 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 2 Exploit-DB entries and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 98
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fxp6-5w7j-wg3x.