CVE-2001-0406

N/A Unknown

Published: July 02, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026

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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0305.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0319.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0326.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2001-04/0608.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000395

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-015.0.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-048

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/670568

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-040.php3

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2617

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0305.html