CVE-2001-0406

Samba 2.0.x - Insecure TMP File Symbolic Link

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2001-04-17 First Exploit
2001-05-24 CVE Reserved
2001-05-24 CVE Published
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/670568	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2617	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20776	2001-04-17

URL	Date	SRC
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0305.html	2008-09-05
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0319.html	2008-09-05
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0326.html	2008-09-05
http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-015.0.txt	2008-09-05
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-048	2008-09-05

URL	Date	SRC
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-04/0608.html	2008-09-05
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000395	2008-09-05
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-040.php3	2008-09-05

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Samba Search vendor "Samba"		Samba Search vendor "Samba" for product "Samba"				<= 2.0.7 Search vendor "Samba" for product "Samba" and version " <= 2.0.7"		-		Affected