CVE-2000-0938 — Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) in Samba 2.0.7 supplies a different error message when a valid username is provided versus an invalid name, which allows remote attackers to identify valid users on the server

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MEDIUM

Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) in Samba 2.0.7 supplies a different error message when a valid username is provided versus an invalid name, which allows remote attackers to identify valid users on the server

Published Jan 22, 2001

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.33%

Description

Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) in Samba 2.0.7 supplies a different error message when a valid username is provided versus an invalid name, which allows remote attackers to identify valid users on the server.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.33% 0.02326

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02326

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.33% (0.02326)	82.88th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.33% (0.02326)	81.21th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.67% (0.00669)	69.63th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.27% (0.00268)	68.65th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.27% (0.00268)	66.82th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.27% (0.00268)	62.56th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0430.html
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5442
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0430.html		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5442		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 22, 2001

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Nov 24, 2000

Link CVE-2000-0938

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2000-0938

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2000-0938