Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 2, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-0406
CVE-2001-0406
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.7
- (no CPE)range: <2.2.0
Patches
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References
10- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0305.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0319.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0326.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-015.0.txtnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-048nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/670568nvdUS Government Resource
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-04/0608.htmlnvd
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-040.php3nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2617nvd
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