Samba <= 3.4.5 'mount.cifs' Utility Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
🗓️ 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AGType
openvas🔗 plugins.openvas.org👁 388 Views
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/37992 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:samba:samba";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100476");
script_version("2025-09-17T05:39:26+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-17 05:39:26 +0000 (Wed, 17 Sep 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-01-29 17:41:41 +0100 (Fri, 29 Jan 2010)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.4");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-3297", "CVE-2010-0787");
script_name("Samba <= 3.4.5 'mount.cifs' Utility Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("Privilege escalation");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
script_dependencies("smb_nativelanman.nasl", "gb_samba_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("samba/smb_or_ssh/detected");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37992");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Samba is prone to a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the
'mount.cifs' utility.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Local attackers can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges on
affected computers.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Updates are available. Please see the references for more
information.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
exit(0);
}
include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
if( isnull( port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
exit( 0 );
vers = infos["version"];
loc = infos["location"];
if( version_is_less_equal( version:vers, test_version:"3.4.5" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"3.4.6", install_path:loc );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );
Data
Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data
We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data
Api
Power your application with Vulners API
The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access
App
Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools
Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation
17 Sep 2025 00:00Current
7.5High risk
Vulners AI Score7.5