CVE-2001-0406 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2001-0406

Samba before 2.2.0 allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

samba
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 24th, 2001
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.