Samba before 2.2.5 does not properly terminate the enum_csc_policy data structure, which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack
Published Nov 16, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.71%
Description
Samba before 2.2.5 does not properly terminate the enum_csc_policy data structure, which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.2.4
- 1.9.17
- 1.9.17
- 1.9.17
- 1.9.17
- 1.9.17
- 1.9.18
- 1.9.18
- 1.9.18
- 1.9.18
- 1.9.18
- 1.9.18
- 1.9.18
- 1.9.18
- 1.9.18
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.5a
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.1a
- 2.2.3a
- 2.2a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of Samba as distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
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:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.71% (0.06706) | 93.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.71% (0.06706) | 93.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 13.07% (0.13066) | 93.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 11.19% (0.11194) | 93.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.07% (0.13066) | 93.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.30% (0.14302) | 90.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.07% (0.13066) | 93.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 7.66% (0.07664) | 94.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 23, 2023 | 8.22% (0.08219) | 93.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.78% (0.08776) | 93.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 10.25% (0.10254) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.25% (0.10254) | 94.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.25% (0.10254) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:05.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba-technical/2002-June/022075.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2002-209.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10010.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5587 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-2196 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2196
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-2196
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:05.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD | |
| http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba-technical/2002-June/022075.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2002-209.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10010.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5587 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-2196 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2196 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-2196 |
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