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CVE-2017-7494
Samba since version 3.5.0 and before 4.6.4, 4.5.10 and 4.4.14...
Vulnerability Description
Samba since version 3.5.0 and before 4.6.4, 4.5.10 and 4.4.14 is vulnerable to remote code execution vulnerability, allowing a malicious client to upload a shared library to a writable share, and then cause the server to load and execute it.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98636
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3860
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42084/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1270
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2017-7494.html
- https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_enDocType=Technical+leaflet&p_File_Name=SEVD-2018-095-01+Security+Notification+Umotion+V1.1.pdf&p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2018-095-01
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1390
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038552
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1273
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1271
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-07
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03759en_us
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1272
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170524-0001/
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbns03755en_us
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42060/
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Vulnerable Versions:
since 3.5.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 30th, 2017
Last Modified:
October 21st, 2025
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.