Vulnerability Name:

CCN-4247

Published:2000-03-29
Updated:2000-03-29
Summary:The printer sharing feature in Windows 95/98 could allow remote attackers to obtain DLL and software version information from a user's computer. The printer sharing feature creates the read share printer$ in C:\Windows\system. This share is not password protected, and it can be accessed by anyone on the network to gain information that would be useful in an attack.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, 29 Oct 1998 13:31:25
Summary of Printer Sharing and M1CR0S0FT Windows98

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
printer-sharing-read-access(4247)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft windows 95 *
    microsoft windows 98 *
    microsoft windows 98se *