3.5
LOW CVSS 2.0
CVE-2010-0926
Samba SMB Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

The default configuration of smbd in Samba before 3.3.11, 3.4.x before 3.4.6, and 3.5.x before 3.5.0rc3, when a writable share exists, allows remote authenticated users to leverage a directory traversal vulnerability, and access arbitrary files, by using the symlink command in smbclient to create a symlink containing .. (dot dot) sequences, related to the combination of the unix extensions and wide links options.

INFO

Published Date :

March 10, 2010, 8:13 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-0926 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
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
Solution
Update Samba to patch a directory traversal vulnerability.
  • Update Samba to version 3.3.11 or later.
  • Update Samba to version 3.4.6 or later.
  • Update Samba to version 3.5.0rc3 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2010-0926 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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-2010-0926.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-02/0083.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-02/0107.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-02/0108.html
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/02/exploiting-samba-symlink-traversal.html
http://gitweb.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd269443e311d96ef495a9db47d1b95eb83bb8f4
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=126538598820903&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126539592603079&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126540402215620&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126540733320471&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126545363428745&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126777580624790&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126539387432412&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540011609753&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540100511357&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540248613395&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540277713815&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540290614053&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540376915283&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540475116511&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540477016522&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540539117328&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540608318301&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540695819735&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126547903723628&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126548356728379&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126549111204428&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126555346721629&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/39317
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/06/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/05/3
http://www.samba.org/samba/news/symlink_attack.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562568
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7104
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-02/0083.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-02/0107.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-02/0108.html
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/02/exploiting-samba-symlink-traversal.html
http://gitweb.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd269443e311d96ef495a9db47d1b95eb83bb8f4
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=126538598820903&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126539592603079&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126540402215620&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126540733320471&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126545363428745&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126777580624790&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126539387432412&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540011609753&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540100511357&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540248613395&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540277713815&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540290614053&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540376915283&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540475116511&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540477016522&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540539117328&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540608318301&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540695819735&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126547903723628&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126548356728379&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126549111204428&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126555346721629&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/39317
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/06/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/05/3
http://www.samba.org/samba/news/symlink_attack.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562568
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7104
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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-0926 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-0926 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://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-02/0083.html
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-02/0107.html
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-02/0108.html
    Added Reference http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/02/exploiting-samba-symlink-traversal.html
    Added Reference http://gitweb.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd269443e311d96ef495a9db47d1b95eb83bb8f4
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=126538598820903&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126539592603079&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126540402215620&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126540733320471&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126545363428745&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126777580624790&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126539387432412&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540011609753&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540100511357&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540248613395&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540277713815&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540290614053&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540376915283&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540475116511&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540477016522&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540539117328&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540608318301&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126540695819735&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126547903723628&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126548356728379&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126549111204428&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=samba-technical&m=126555346721629&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/39317
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/06/3
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/05/3
    Added Reference http://www.samba.org/samba/news/symlink_attack.html
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562568
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7104
  • 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://gitweb.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd269443e311d96ef495a9db47d1b95eb83bb8f4 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://gitweb.samba.org/?p=samba.git;a=commit;h=bd269443e311d96ef495a9db47d1b95eb83bb8f4
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 3.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

27.49 }} -10.74%

score

0.96222

percentile