4.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-0787
Samba SMBfs CIFS Share Mountpoint Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

client/mount.cifs.c in mount.cifs in smbfs in Samba 3.0.22, 3.0.28a, 3.2.3, 3.3.2, 3.4.0, and 3.4.5 allows local users to mount a CIFS share on an arbitrary mountpoint, and gain privileges, via a symlink attack on the mountpoint directory file.

INFO

Published Date :

March 2, 2010, 6:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-0787 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Samba samba
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2010-0787.

URL Resource
http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3ae5dac462c4ed0fb2cd94553583c56fce2f9d80
http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0c31ec1c8d1220a5884e40d9ba6b191a04a24d5
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034444.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034470.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38286 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38308 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38357 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-29.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:090
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37992 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39898
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-893-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1062
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532940
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=558833
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6853 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55944
http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3ae5dac462c4ed0fb2cd94553583c56fce2f9d80
http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0c31ec1c8d1220a5884e40d9ba6b191a04a24d5
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034444.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034470.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38286 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38308 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38357 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-29.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:090
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37992 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39898
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-893-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1062
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532940
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=558833
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6853 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55944

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-0787 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-0787 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3ae5dac462c4ed0fb2cd94553583c56fce2f9d80
    Added Reference http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0c31ec1c8d1220a5884e40d9ba6b191a04a24d5
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034444.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034470.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38286
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38308
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38357
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-29.xml
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:090
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37992
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39898
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-893-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1062
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532940
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=558833
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6853
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55944
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0c31ec1c8d1220a5884e40d9ba6b191a04a24d5 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3ae5dac462c4ed0fb2cd94553583c56fce2f9d80 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git;a=commit;h=3ae5dac462c4ed0fb2cd94553583c56fce2f9d80
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git;a=commit;h=a0c31ec1c8d1220a5884e40d9ba6b191a04a24d5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/55944 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55944 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 03, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-0787 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-0787 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.02%

score

0.27050

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability