Description
client/mount.cifs.c in mount.cifs in smbfs in Samba 3.0.22, 3.0.28a, 3.2.3, 3.3.2, 3.4.0, and 3.4.5 allows local users to mount a CIFS share on an arbitrary mountpoint, and gain privileges, via a symlink attack on the mountpoint directory file.
References (18)
Core 18
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3ae5dac462c4ed0fb2cd94553583c56fce2f9d80
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0c31ec1c8d1220a5884e40d9ba6b191a04a24d5
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=558833
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6853
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38286
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1062
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034470.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38308
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-29.xml
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034444.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39898
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-893-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:090
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532940
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37992
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38357
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55944
Scores
EPSS
0.0042
EPSS Percentile
62.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (5)
samba/samba
3.0.22
samba/samba
3.0.28a
samba/samba
3.2.3
samba/samba
3.4.0
samba/samba
3.4.5
Published
Mar 02, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026