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TI-2013-03924 Aliases CVE-2013-4475GHSA-rhf5-jmh4-q5rv

Samba 3.2.x through 3.6.x before 3.6.20, 4.0.x before 4.0.11, and 4.1.x before 4.1.1…

Priority LOW 30CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Samba 3.2.x through 3.6.x before 3.6.20, 4.0.x before 4.0.11, and 4.1.x before 4.1.1, when vfs_streams_depot or vfs_streams_xattr is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass intended file restrictions by leveraging ACL differences between a file and an associated alternate data stream (ADS).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09017 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

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 · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0 to before 3.6.20; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.11VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*10.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 to before 3.6.20; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.11 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2014:0009 Released 2014-01-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    samba security update
    • Red Hat Storage Server 2.1 libsmbclient-3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs, libsmbclient-devel-3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs, samba-3.6.9-167.5.1.el6rhs +10
  • RHSA-2013:1806 Released 2013-12-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    samba and samba3x security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) samba3x-3.6.6-0.138.el5_10, samba3x-3.6.6-0.138.el5_10.i386, samba3x-3.6.6-0.138.el5_10.ia64 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) samba3x-3.6.6-0.138.el5_10, samba3x-3.6.6-0.138.el5_10.i386, samba3x-client-3.6.6-0.138.el5_10 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libsmbclient-3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-client-3.6.9-167.el6_5 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libsmbclient-devel-3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-doc-3.6.9-167.el6_5 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) samba3x-3.6.6-0.138.el5_10, samba3x-winbind-devel-3.6.6-0.138.el5_10, samba3x-winbind-devel-3.6.6-0.138.el5_10.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) samba-3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-client-3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-common-3.6.9-167.el6_5 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libsmbclient-3.6.9-167.el6_5, libsmbclient-devel-3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-3.6.9-167.el6_5 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libsmbclient-3.6.9-167.el6_5, libsmbclient-3.6.9-167.el6_5.ppc, samba-3.6.9-167.el6_5 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libsmbclient-devel-3.6.9-167.el6_5, libsmbclient-devel-3.6.9-167.el6_5.ppc, samba-3.6.9-167.el6_5 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libsmbclient-3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-client-3.6.9-167.el6_5 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libsmbclient-devel-3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-3.6.9-167.el6_5, samba-doc-3.6.9-167.el6_5 +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2013:1806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2013:1806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2013:1806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1806
Red Hat Storage Server 2.1Fixed RHSA-2014:0009
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4475
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rhf5-jmh4-q5rv

References

Advisory 17

Sources

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