CVE-2010-0787

Published: Mar 2, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.4

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (5)

Products: Samba: Samba

Samba

1 product

Samba

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Samba Samba	Version 3.0.22
Samba Samba	Version 3.0.28a
Samba Samba	Version 3.2.3
Samba Samba	Version 3.4.0
Samba Samba	Version 3.4.5

Related CWEs

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (36)

http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3ae5dac462c4ed0fb2cd94553583c56fce2f9d80

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0c31ec1c8d1220a5884e40d9ba6b191a04a24d5

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034444.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034470.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/38286

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/38308

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/38357

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-29.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:090

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37992

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39898

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-893-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1062

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532940

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=558833

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6853

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55944

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3ae5dac462c4ed0fb2cd94553583c56fce2f9d80