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CVE-2017-7494

Samba Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEVCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 99.4%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 20 April 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Samba since version 3.5.0 and before 4.6.4, 4.5.10 and 4.4.14 is vulnerable to remote code execution vulnerability, allowing a malicious client to upload a shared library to a writable share, and then cause the server to load and execute it.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
99.45% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 30 March 2023 · due 20 April 2023 · used in ransomware campaigns
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
samba/samba · debian/debian linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2017-7494.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7494

References

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