CVE-2009-2813

Medium

Description

Samba 3.4 before 3.4.2, 3.3 before 3.3.8, 3.2 before 3.2.15, and 3.0.12 through 3.0.36, as used in the SMB subsystem in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 when Windows File Sharing is enabled, Fedora 11, and other operating systems, does not properly handle errors in resolving pathnames, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended sharing restrictions, and read, create, or modify files, in certain circumstances involving user accounts that lack home directories.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.0
Exploit probability—
ProductSamba
PublishedSep 14, 2009
First seenSep 14, 2009

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
samba samba3.0.12, 3.0.13, 3.0.14, 3.0.14a, 3.0.15, 3.0.16, 3.0.17, 3.0.18, 3.0.19, 3.0.20, 3.0.20a, 3.0.20b, 3.0.21, 3.0.21a, 3.0.21b, 3.0.21c, 3.0.22, 3.0.23, 3.0.23a, 3.0.23b, 3.0.23c, 3.0.23d, 3.0.24, 3.0.25, 3.0.25a, 3.0.25b, 3.0.25c, 3.0.26, 3.0.26a, 3.0.27, 3.0.27a, 3.0.28, 3.0.28a, 3.0.29, 3.0.30, 3.0.31, 3.0.32, 3.0.33, 3.0.34, 3.0.35, 3.0.36, 3.2, 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.2.6, 3.2.7, 3.2.8, 3.2.9, 3.2.10, 3.2.11, 3.2.12, 3.2.13, 3.2.14, 3.2.15, 3.3, 3.3.0, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.3.5, 3.3.6, 3.3.7, 3.4, 3.4.0, 3.4.1—
apple mac_os_x10.5.8—
apple mac_os_x_server10.5.8—
fedoraproject fedora11—

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