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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-0182 · published 30 September 1997

CVE-1999-0182: Samba vulnerability

Samba · Samba

Samba has a buffer overflow which allows a remote attacker to obtain root access by specifying a long password.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 9.7% · top 4.7%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
9.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Samba has a buffer overflow which allows a remote attacker to obtain root access by specifying a long password.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/h-110.shtml
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/h-110.shtml

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-0182), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.