CVE-2001-1162

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the %m macro in the smb.conf configuration file in Samba before 2.2.0a allows remote attackers to overwrite certain files via a .. in a NETBIOS name, which is used as the name for a .log file.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 19.76% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory calderasystems.com Vendor Advisory immunix.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-062.php3	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3423	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-065	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2928	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://us1.samba.org/samba/whatsnew/macroexploit.html
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-024.0.txt	vendor advisory
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-027-01	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-086.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6731	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/193027	mailing list exploit patch vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000405	vendor advisory
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/l-105.shtml	third party advisory government resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20011002-01-P	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1162?: CVE-2001-1162 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1162?: To fix CVE-2001-1162, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-1162 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-1162 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.