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CVE-2002-1318

Buffer overflow in samba 2.2.2 through 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service...

10.0 HighPublic exploitFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

51.9%Down 18.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

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.

Record
CVE-2002-1318
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2002-1318
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1302 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2002-1302
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-746r-2wrh-hhjx No score

Buffer overflow in samba 2.2.2 through 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service...

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.

Record
GHSA-746r-2wrh-hhjx
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2002-1318
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2002-1318 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1318
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
samba
Debian:12
before 2.2.7
2.2.7
samba
Debian:13
before 2.2.7
2.2.7
samba
Debian:14
before 2.2.7
2.2.7
samba
Debian:3.0
before 2.2.3a-12
2.2.3a-12

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
MetasploitSamba 2.2.2 - 2.2.6 nttrans Buffer Overflow2003-04-07

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2002-1318 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Samba, published November 22, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 51.9%, the 98th percentile. Fixed in samba 2.2.7.

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