security flaw
Published May 24, 2001
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.14%
Description
Samba before 2.2.0 allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack using (1) a printer queue query, (2) the more command in smbclient, or (3) the mput command in smbclient.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Linux 5.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:044
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:044
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:044
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:044
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 5.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:044 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:044 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:044 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:044 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.14% (0.01139) | 65.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.14% (0.01139) | 62.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 51.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0305.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0319.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0326.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-04/0608.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000395 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-015.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-048 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/670568 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-040.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2617 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0406 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616584 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0406
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0406
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.