HP CIFS/9000 Server (SAMBA) A.01.07 and earlier with the "unix password sync" option…
Priority MEDIUM 48Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
HP CIFS/9000 Server (SAMBA) A.01.07 and earlier with the "unix password sync" option enabled calls the passwd program without specifying the username of the user making the request, which could cause the server to change the password of a different user.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02474 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:cifs-9000_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to a.01.07 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:cifs-9000_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to a.01.07 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0981
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6ch6-64q2-fpvr
References
Patch 1
More Hewlett Packard Enterprise Cifs-9000 Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00081 Buffer overflow in the SMB/CIFS packet fragment re-assembly code for SMB daemon (smbd) in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00185 Buffer overflow in the call_trans2open function in trans2.c for Samba 2.2.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-01252 Buffer overflow in samba 2.2.2 through 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00182 Multiple buffer overflows in Samba before 2.2.8a may allow remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2001-01116 Directory traversal vulnerability in the %m macro in the smb.conf configuration file in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-00963 Buffer overflows in the cifslogin command for HP CIFS/9000 Client A.01.06 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2001-0981 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0981 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6ch6-64q2-fpvr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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