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CVE-2010-0787 Detail

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.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (08/29/2011)

This issue has been addressed via RHSA-2011:1219 (https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1219.html).

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3ae5dac462c4ed0fb2cd94553583c56fce2f9d80 CVE, MITRE
http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0c31ec1c8d1220a5884e40d9ba6b191a04a24d5 CVE, MITRE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034444.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034470.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/38286 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/38308 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/38357 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-29.xml CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:090 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37992 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39898 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-893-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1062 CVE, MITRE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532940 CVE, MITRE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=558833 CVE, MITRE
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6853 CVE, MITRE Patch 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55944 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-0787
NVD Published Date:
03/02/2010
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
MITRE