CVE-2017-7494 Ransomware

CISA description

Samba contains a remote code execution vulnerability, allowing a malicious client to upload a shared library to a writable share and then cause the server to load and execute it.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes & references

• https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2017-7494.html
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7494

Where this lands in 800-53

Vulnerability data triggers these controls during assessment and continuous monitoring.

• RA-5 · Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
• SI-2 · Flaw Remediation
• CM-6 · Configuration Settings
• SI-7 · Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
• CM-8 · System Component Inventory

External lookups

• NVD · CVE-2017-7494
• CVE.org · CVE-2017-7494
• CISA KEV catalog (canonical)