Samba before 2.2.0 allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack using (1) a printer queue query, (2) the more…

Description

Samba before 2.2.0 allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack using (1) a printer queue query, (2) the more command in smbclient, or (3) the mput command in smbclient.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.1% · top 33% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (10)

• 20010418 TSLSA-#2001-0005 - samba (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20010418 PROGENY-SA-2001-05: Samba /tmp vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• CLA-2001:395 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
• CSSA-2001-015.0 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAx_transferred
• 20010417 Samba 2.0.8 security fix (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• VU#670568 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• 2617 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• MDKSA-2001:040 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
• DSA-048 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• FreeBSD-SA-01:36 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 8 Aug 2024, 04:21 UTC.