57955 : Samba Unconfigured Home Directory Windows File Share Directory Access Restriction Bypass
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-09-10

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-2813" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : 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.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Misconfiguration
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Apple has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2009-2813 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 36363
Secunia Advisory ID: 36701 36937 36953 37151 37177 37356 37366 37428 38373 39147 39162 39218
Related OSVDB ID: 57947 57948 57949 57950 57951 57952 57953 57954 57956
Mail List Post: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000089.html
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.561439
http://www.samba.org/samba/history/security.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00095.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00098.html
Other Advisory URL: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-271069-1
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0145
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c01940841
http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.4.2.html
News Article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/11/apple_security_updates/
RedHat RHSA: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1529.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1585.html

Tools & Filters

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	5194

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-09-15 | Disagree?

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