6.3

CVE-2009-0022: samba Improper Input Validation

Modified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0022
Published 05-01-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

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.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.53%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2

Timeline

  1. 05-01-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last 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 version

EPSS 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

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

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

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