# CVE-2009-2948: 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, doe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-10-07 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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

- http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2009-2948.html
- http://news.samba.org/releases/3.4.2/
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00098.html
- http://osvdb.org/58520
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022975
- http://news.samba.org/releases/3.2.15/
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7087
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36572
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2810
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.561439
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36937
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-839-1
- http://news.samba.org/releases/3.0.37/
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10434
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36918
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36893
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53574
- http://news.samba.org/releases/3.3.8/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36953
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00095.html

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