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CVE-2017-7494

Published: May 30, 2017Updated: Apr 21, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-94
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
99.4%
Top 0.1%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Mar 30, 2023
Exploits
5 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

Samba
oss-project·DE
sambaLibraryLibrary
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
UbuntuOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Samba Team
oss-project·AUaka samba
SambaLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Common EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 3 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Mar 30, 2023
Remediation due:Apr 20, 2023
Ransomware:Known ransomware use

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5 exploit sources identified

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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98636
securityfocus.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3860
debian.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42084/
exploit-db.com
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News mentions
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