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TI-2010-00887 Aliases CVE-2010-0926GHSA-c6j9-4944-rfw4

The default configuration of smbd in Samba before 3.3.11, 3.4.x before 3.4.6, and 3.5.x…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The default configuration of smbd in Samba before 3.3.11, 3.4.x before 3.4.6, and 3.5.x before 3.5.0rc3, when a writable share exists, allows remote authenticated users to leverage a directory traversal vulnerability, and access arbitrary files, by using the symlink command in smbclient to create a symlink containing .. (dot dot) sequences, related to the combination of the unix extensions and wide links options.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.30431 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

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 · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.1VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.2VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.3VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.4VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.5VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.6VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.7VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.8VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.9VulnerableSamba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.4 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.6 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.7 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.8 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.9 Vulnerable ·Samba
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.10VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.1VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.3VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.4VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.5VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0VulnerableSamba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.10 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.3 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.4 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.5 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 Vulnerable ·Samba

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2012:0313 Released 2012-02-21 · Red Hat rating Low
    samba security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libsmbclient-3.0.33-3.37.el5, libsmbclient-3.0.33-3.37.el5.i386, libsmbclient-3.0.33-3.37.el5.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libsmbclient-3.0.33-3.37.el5, libsmbclient-3.0.33-3.37.el5.i386, samba-3.0.33-3.37.el5 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libsmbclient-devel-3.0.33-3.37.el5, libsmbclient-devel-3.0.33-3.37.el5.i386, samba-3.0.33-3.37.el5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:0313
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:0313
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0926
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c6j9-4944-rfw4

References

Advisory 3

Other 31

  • 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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Sources

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