CVE-2002-1318 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a buffer overflow in Samba via encrypted passwords, potentially executing arbitrary code or causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2002-1318?
CVE-2002-1318 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Samba Samba, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1318?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Hp Cifs-9000 Server, Samba Samba, Sgi Irix.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1318?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-1318 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1318 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Other vulnerabilities in Samba Samba
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1318, DSA-200, GHSA-746r-2wrh-hhjx.