Security readout for executives and security teams
A very old flaw in the Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) shipped with Samba 2.0.7 lets an unauthenticated remote user crash the web admin service by sending malformed URLs in a GET request, forcing it to restart. Impact is limited to the admin interface's availability, not data theft, but it can disrupt Samba management on legacy systems still running that release. Exposure is limited to hosts still running Samba 2.0.7 with SWAT enabled and network-reachable (historically TCP/901). Modern Samba distributions removed SWAT entirely in Samba 4.1 (2013), so any exposure today implies a long-unsupported legacy or embedded system. Internet-facing exposure would be unusual and indicates broader hygiene issues. Low priority for modern environments. Only meaningful if the business still operates Samba 2.0.7-era systems, in which case the underlying end-of-life risk is the real concern, not this single 2000-era denial-of-service bug. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Samba to a currently supported release, which no longer includes the SWAT component.; If SWAT must remain, restrict access to trusted management networks via host firewall or ACL.; Disable the SWAT service (typically inetd/xinetd entry on port 901) if it is not actively used..
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- samba-swat-url-filename-dos(5444)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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