Vulnerability in Samba
CVE-2017-2619
Samba before versions 4.6.1, 4.5.7 and 4.4.11 are vulnerable to a malicious client using a symlink race to allow access to areas of the server file system not exported under the share definition.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.112 (95.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Samba — versions 4.6.1, 4.5.7, 4.4.11
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2619?
- CVE-2017-2619 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samba, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-12.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2619?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-2619 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.