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TI-2010-00751 Aliases CVE-2010-0787GHSA-55gw-qcg5-xjrx

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…

Priority LOW 21CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00517 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.22VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.28a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.28aVulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.3VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.5VulnerableSamba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.22 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.0.28a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.28a Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.5 Vulnerable ·Samba

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:1219 Released 2011-08-29 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    samba security update
    • RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libsmbclient-devel-3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4, libsmbclient-devel-3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4.i386, samba-3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libsmbclient-3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4, libsmbclient-3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4.i386, libsmbclient-3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 samba-3.0.33-0.34.el4, samba-3.0.33-0.34.el4.i386, samba-3.0.33-0.34.el4.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libsmbclient-3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4, libsmbclient-3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4.i386, samba-3.0.33-3.29.el5_7.4 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 samba-3.0.33-0.34.el4, samba-3.0.33-0.34.el4.i386, samba-client-3.0.33-0.34.el4 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 samba-3.0.33-0.34.el4, samba-3.0.33-0.34.el4.i386, samba-3.0.33-0.34.el4.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 samba-3.0.33-0.34.el4, samba-3.0.33-0.34.el4.i386, samba-3.0.33-0.34.el4.ia64 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:1219
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2011:1219
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:1219
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:1219
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:1219
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:1219
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:1219

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0787
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-55gw-qcg5-xjrx

References

Patch 1

Advisory 6

Other 5

  • TI-2020-01431 Netlogon Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2017-05139 Code injection in samba KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-00210 The Netlogon server implementation in smbd in Samba 3.5.x and 3.6.x before 3.6.25, 4.0.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00081 Buffer overflow in the SMB/CIFS packet fragment re-assembly code for SMB daemon (smbd) in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00185 Buffer overflow in the call_trans2open function in trans2.c for Samba 2.2.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-02362 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the NDR parsing in smbd in Samba 3.0.0 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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