Vulnerability in Samba
CVE-2017-7494
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 i…
EPSS: 0.942 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Samba — versions since 3.5.0
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Known ransomware campaign use: yes.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 98636 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- DSA-3860 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- 42084 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- RHSA-2017:1270 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2017-7494.html (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- download.schneider-electric.com/files (x_refsource_MISC)
- RHSA-2017:1390 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- 1038552 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- RHSA-2017:1273 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2017:1271 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7494?
- CVE-2017-7494 is a vulnerability in Samba. Published 2017-05-30.
- Is CVE-2017-7494 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2017-7494 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-03-30), indicating it is being actively exploited. 329 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.