Path Traversal in Samba
CVE-2023-3961
A path traversal vulnerability was identified in Samba when processing client pipe names connecting to Unix domain sockets within a private directory. Samba typically uses this mechanism to connect SMB clients to remote procedure call (RPC…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.024 (82.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Samba
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 39
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:4.18.6-2.el8_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support — versions 0:4.15.5-13.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support — versions 0:4.17.5-4.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:4.18.6-101.el9_3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support — versions 0:4.15.5-111.el9_0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support — versions 0:4.17.5-104.el9_2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-3961?
- CVE-2023-3961 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Samba, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-11-03.
- How severe is CVE-2023-3961?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.