CVE-2017-7494

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    CVE-2017-7494

    Published: 30 May 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-7494, http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3860, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98636, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038552, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1270, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1271, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1272, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1273, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1390, 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, https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbns03755en_us, https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03759en_us, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-07, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170524-0001/, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42060/, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42084/, https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2017-7494.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- d82b72a5a5d7c1585a39f3a9530ff8861bfda45a
    Fixed -30812c414bb0ceb95abae08c35b94b2f97be4c5c

    Affected versions

    samba-4.6.3
    samba-4.6.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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