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CVE-2002-1318· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Buffer overflow in samba 2.2.2 through 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an

Buffer overflow in samba 2.2.2 through 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an encrypted password that causes the overflow during decryption in which a DOS codepage string is converted to a little-endian UCS2 unicode string.

CriticalCVSS 10.0 · v2.0—Weaponized Fix available
Published
Dec 11, 2002
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
51.9% · 99th percentile
CWE
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Action score

56

Plan

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CVSS
40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
16 / 30 · 51.9%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
sambasamba
sgiirix
hpcifs-9000 server

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • hp cifs-9000 servera.01.08
  • hp cifs-9000 servera.01.08.01
  • hp cifs-9000 servera.01.09
  • samba samba2.2.2
  • samba samba2.2.3
  • samba samba2.2.4
  • samba samba2.2.5
  • samba samba2.2.6
  • sgi irix6.5
  • sgi irix6.5.1
  • sgi irix6.5.10
  • sgi irix6.5.11
  • sgi irix6.5.12
  • sgi irix6.5.13
  • sgi irix6.5.14
  • sgi irix6.5.15
  • sgi irix6.5.16
  • sgi irix6.5.17
  • sgi irix6.5.18
  • sgi irix6.5.2

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12sambabefore 2.2.72.2.7
Debian:3.0sambabefore 2.2.3a-122.2.3a-12

Same product

samba: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    99Now
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    66This week
  • CVE-2003-0085Buffer overflow in the SMB/CIFS packet fragment re-assembly code for SMB daemon (smbd) in Samba before 2.2.8, and Samba-TNG before 0.3.1, al
    66This week
  • CVE-2003-0201Buffer overflow in the call_trans2open function in trans2.c for Samba 2.2.x before 2.2.8a, 2.0.10 and earlier 2.0.x versions, and Samba-TNG
    65This week
  • CVE-2007-2446Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the NDR parsing in smbd in Samba 3.0.0 through 3.0.25rc3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary
    63This week
  • CVE-2012-1182The RPC code generator in Samba 3.x before 3.4.16, 3.5.x before 3.5.14, and 3.6.x before 3.6.4 does not implement validation of an array len
    62This week

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:samba2.2.7 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

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Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Metasploit moduleexploit/multi/samba/nttransSamba 2.2.2 - 2.2.6 nttrans Buffer Overflowexploit2003-04-07

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. Metasploit+117 d
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+8694 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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