CVE-2001-1162 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 12% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 12.03% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-06-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hp | cifs-9000 server |
| samba | samba |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Samba 2.0.x/2.2 - Arbitrary File Creation | 2001-06-23 |
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20011002-01-P
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/l-105.shtml
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000405
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-027-01
- http://us1.samba.org/samba/whatsnew/macroexploit.html
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-024.0.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-065
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-062.php3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-086.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3423
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/193027
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2928
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6731
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20011002-01-P
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/l-105.shtml
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000405
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-027-01
- http://us1.samba.org/samba/whatsnew/macroexploit.html
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-024.0.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-065
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