CVE-2009-1886: samba
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2009-1886 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in samba. EPSS estimates a 12.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Weaponized exploit (exploit-database, 19-05-2009)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2Timeline
- 24-06-2009PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in client/client.c in smbclient in Samba 3.2.0 through 3.2.12 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a filename.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
12.22%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 12.22% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundSamba 3.3.5 - Format String / Security Bypass
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- samba< 2:3.3.6-1
Samba1 product
- sambaEOL3.2.0 | 3.2.1 | 3.2.2 | 3.2.3 | 3.2.4 | 3.2.5 | 3.2.6 | 3.2.7 | 3.2.8 | 3.2.9 | 3.2.10 | 3.2.11 | 3.2.12
2 vendors · 2 products
References
16 links
- www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.521591Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SLACKWARE
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- bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6478X Refsource CONFIRM
- www.samba.org/samba/ftp/patches/security/samba-3.2.12-CVE-2009-1886.patchX Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory