CVE-2009-2948

N/A Unknown
Published: October 07, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

mount.cifs in Samba 3.0 before 3.0.37, 3.2 before 3.2.15, 3.3 before 3.3.8 and 3.4 before 3.4.2, when mount.cifs is installed suid root, does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to read part of the credentials file and obtain the password by specifying the path to the credentials file and using the --verbose or -v option.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://news.samba.org/releases/3.0.37/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://news.samba.org/releases/3.2.15/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://news.samba.org/releases/3.3.8/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://news.samba.org/releases/3.4.2/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/58520
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36893
Source: cve@mitre.org
Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36918
Source: cve@mitre.org
Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36937
Source: cve@mitre.org
Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36953
Source: cve@mitre.org
Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.561439
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2009-2948.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36572
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022975
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-839-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2810
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53574
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10434
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7087
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00095.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00098.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://news.samba.org/releases/3.0.37/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://news.samba.org/releases/3.2.15/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://news.samba.org/releases/3.3.8/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://news.samba.org/releases/3.4.2/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/58520
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36893
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36918
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36953
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.561439
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2009-2948.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36572
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022975
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-839-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2810
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53574
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10434
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7087
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00095.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00098.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
44th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-732

Affected Vendors

samba

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