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Vulnerability · CVE-2003-0201

Samba Samba Out-of-bounds Write

Published Jun 20, 2017 · catalog updated Jun 20, 2017 · Samba Samba

Patch now

CVE-2003-0201 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Samba Samba against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
84.50%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated Samba · vendor Samba Samba

Buffer overflow in the call_trans2open function in trans2.c for Samba 2.2.x before 2.2.8a, 2.0.10 and earlier 2.0.x versions, and Samba-TNG before 0.3.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • stated Samba<= 2.0.10
  • vendor Samba Sambaversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2003-0201

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2003-0201 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Samba Samba against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Samba <= 2.0.10. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 84.50%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 20, 2017 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Buffer overflow in the call_trans2open function in trans2.c for Samba 2.2.x before 2.2.8a, 2.0.10 and earlier 2.0.x versions, and Samba-TNG before 0.3.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

  2. Jun 20, 2017 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2003-0201

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2003-0201

    30-day exploitation probability 84.5%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2003-0201

    Buffer overflow in the call_trans2open function in trans2.c for Samba 2.2.x before 2.2.8a, 2.0.10 and earlier 2.0.x versions, and Samba-TNG before 0.3.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.