Buffer overflow in samba 2.2.2 through 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
Priority HIGH 75Published · 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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.51914 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed 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 · 27
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.2 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.3 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.4 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.5 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.6 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.1 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.2 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.3 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.4 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.4 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.6 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.1 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.2 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.3 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.4 Vulnerable ·Sgi
Show 17 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.5 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.6 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.7 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.8 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.9 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.10 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.11 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.12 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.13 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.14 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.15 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.16 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.17 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.18 | Vulnerable | Sgi |
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:cifs-9000_server:a.01.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | a.01.08 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:cifs-9000_server:a.01.08.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | a.01.08.01 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:cifs-9000_server:a.01.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | a.01.09 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.5 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.6 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.7 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.8 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.9 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.10 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.11 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.12 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.13 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.14 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.15 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.16 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.17 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:o:sgi:irix:6.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.18 Vulnerable ·Sgi
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:cifs-9000_server:a.01.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions a.01.08 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:cifs-9000_server:a.01.08.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions a.01.08.01 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:cifs-9000_server:a.01.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions a.01.09 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:266 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:266 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1318
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-746r-2wrh-hhjx
References
Sources
- CVE-2002-1318 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1318 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-746r-2wrh-hhjx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2002-1318 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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