# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1318, DSA-200, GHSA-746r-2wrh-hhjx

## 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: Hp Cifs-9000 Server, Samba Samba, Sgi Irix.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1318?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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:

- Samba 2.2.2 - 2.2.6 nttrans Buffer Overflow (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in Samba Samba

- [CVE-2003-0085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0085/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-0981](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0981/): Business logic in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-1162](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1162/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0991/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1318 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1318 exists.

Affected product: Samba Samba. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1318/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1318/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1318
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1318
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1318

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1318/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.