CVE-2001-1162

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 12.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2001-06-23 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

HP Cifs-9000 Server: a.01.05, a.01.06
Samba: 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.2.0

References

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

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