CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0935

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) in version 2.0.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the cgi.log file.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify critical system files, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of Samba to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to the SWAT tool to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) in Samba 2.0.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the cgi.log file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS