CVE-2011-2724

CVE Details

Release Date:	2011-09-06
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

The check_mtab function in client/mount.cifs.c in mount.cifs in smbfs in Samba 3.5.10 and earlier does not properly verify that the (1) device name and (2) mountpoint strings are composed of valid characters, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (mtab corruption) via a crafted string. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-0547.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	1.2
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (samba3x)	ELSA-2011-1220	2011-08-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (cifs-utils)	ELSA-2011-1221	2011-08-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (samba)	ELSA-2011-1221	2011-08-29