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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-1999-0182

Samba has a buffer overflow which allows a remote attacker to obtain root access by specifying a long password.

HIGH 10.0EPSS 9.69%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Samba has a buffer overflow which allows a remote attacker to obtain root access by specifying a long password.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
9.69% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
samba/samba
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.