CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1318

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in samba versions 2.2.2 through 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an encrypted password that causes the overflow during decryption.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to disrupt system operations or execute malicious code, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update samba to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized access attempts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in samba 2.2.2 through 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an encrypted password that causes the overflow during decryption in which a DOS codepage string is converted to a little-endian UCS2 unicode string.

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