CVE-2001-0406
lowpriority · track · 18OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.011 · 66 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-20776Samba 2.0.x - Insecure TMP File Symbolic Linkfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (4)
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also known as (5)
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sources
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references (20)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0305.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0319.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0326.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-04/0608.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000395enisa_euvd
- http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-015.0.txtenisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-048enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/670568enisa_euvd
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