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Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-0196 · published 5 May 2003

CVE-2003-0196: Samba vulnerability

Samba · Samba

Multiple buffer overflows in Samba before 2.2.8a may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, as discovered by the Samba team and a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0201.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 23% · top 2.3%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
23%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
7Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Samba before 2.2.8a may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, as discovered by the Samba team and a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0201.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104973186901597&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104974612519064&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-280 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:044
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-137.html PatchVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A564
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104973186901597&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104974612519064&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-280 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:044
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-137.html PatchVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A564

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-0196), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.