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Samba CVE-2017-7494: Remote code execution from a writable share

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Samba CVE-2017-7494: Remote code execution from a writable share

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/24/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/24/2017
Modified
03/31/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • samba-upgrade-4_4_14
  • samba-upgrade-4_5_10
  • samba-upgrade-4_6_4

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