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CVE-2017-7494 Detail

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 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3860 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98636 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038552 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1270 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1271 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1272 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1273 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1390 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_enDocType=Technical+leaflet&p_File_Name=SEVD-2018-095-01+Security+Notification+Umotion+V1.1.pdf&p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2018-095-01 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbns03755en_us CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03759en_us CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-07 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170524-0001/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42060/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42084/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2017-7494.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Samba Remote Code Execution Vulnerability 03/30/2023 04/20/2023 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST   CISA-ADP  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-7494
NVD Published Date:
05/30/2017
NVD Last Modified:
04/19/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.