Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0182. PoCs published by [email protected].
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in older versions of Samba (CVE-1999-0182) by sending an overly long password during authentication. It includes shellcode to spawn an xterm session back to the attacker's machine.
Description
Samba has a buffer overflow which allows a remote attacker to obtain root access by specifying a long password.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20308
This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in older versions of Samba (CVE-1999-0182) by sending an overly long password during authentication. It includes shellcode to spawn an xterm session back to the attacker's machine.
Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
Samba 1.9.16p9-1.9.17alpha5
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Network access to the Samba server · xhost configuration on attacker's machine
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
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References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
government-resource
x_refsource_ciac
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/h-110.shtml
Scores
EPSS
0.0951
EPSS Percentile
94.8%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
samba/samba
< 1.9.17
Published
Sep 30, 1997
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026