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CVE-2001-1162

HighPublished

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...

Published: Jun 25, 2002
Updated: Aug 8, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Jun 23, 2001

Primary CVSS

10.0/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 2.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS probability estimate

12.0%

Moderate · next 30 days

Percentile: 96.0%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

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.

Sources

Samba 2.0.x/2.2 - Arbitrary File CreationExploit
Michal Zalewski · unix · Jun 23, 2001

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