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Samba Remote Arbitrary File Creation

Vulnerability Assessment Summary checks samba version Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote Samba server, according to its version number, is vulnerable to a remote file creation vulnerability. This vulnerability permits a possible hacker to overwrite arbitrary files by supplying an arbitrarily formed NetBIOS machine name to this server, and to potentially become root on the remote server. A possible hacker do not need any rights to exploit this flaw. Solution : upgrade to Samba 2.0.10 or 2.2.0a Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 2928 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2001 Renaud Deraison

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