CVE-2010-0787

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 6
Modified
Published: 02 Mar 2010, 18:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 00:59

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
4.4 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.42% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Mar 2010, 18:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 00:59
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.42%• Percentile: 62%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • 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.

Affected Systems

  • samba•samba

    3.0.22 | 3.0.28a | 3.2.3 | 3.4.0 | 3.4.5

References (18)