CVE-2001-1162
Directory traversal vulnerability in the %m macro in the smb.conf configuration file in Samba before 2.2.0a allows remote attackers to…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 12.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Samba 2.0.x/2.2 - Arbitrary File Creation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 20968remote, unixpublished 23 Jun 2001Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 22 years later
· 22 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 12.0% · top 3.8% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
12
- MDKSA-2001-062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- HPSBUX0107-157 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- DSA-065 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 2928 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://us1.samba.org/samba/whatsnew/macroexploit.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- CSSA-2001-024.0 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAx_transferred
- IMNX-2001-70-027-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIXx_transferred
- RHSA-2001:086 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- samba-netbios-file-creation(6731) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20010623 smbd remote file creation vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- CLA-2001:405 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- L-105 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2001-1143 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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