CVE-2009-0022: samba Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2009-0022 is a medium (CVSS 6.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in samba. EPSS estimates a 3.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 05-01-2009PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Samba 3.2.0 through 3.2.6, when registry shares are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to access the root filesystem via a crafted connection request that specifies a blank share name.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
3.53%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 3.53% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- samba< 2:3.2.5-3
Samba1 product
- sambaEOL3.2.0 | 3.2.1 | 3.2.2 | 3.2.3 | 3.2.4 | 3.2.5 | 3.2.6
2 vendors · 2 products
References
14 links- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00309.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2009-0022.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM