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Critical
CVE-2001-1162
Directory traversal vulnerability in the %m macro in the smb.conf...
Vulnerability 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.
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
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-062.php3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3423
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-065
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2928
- http://us1.samba.org/samba/whatsnew/macroexploit.html
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-024.0.txt
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-027-01
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-086.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6731
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/193027
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000405
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/l-105.shtml
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20011002-01-P
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
samba, cifs-9000 server
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.2.0, a.01.05, a.01.06
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 25th, 2002
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.