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CVE-1999-0811

Buffer overflow in Samba smbd program via a malformed message command.

Buffer overflow in Samba smbd program via a malformed message command.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.05844
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  • EPSS percentile: top 9% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Affected Products & Versions

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sambaall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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localSamba < 2.0.5 - Local Overflowverified
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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snort-communityOS-LINUX x86 Linux samba overflowattempted-admin
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD21 Jul 1999 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/536
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