CVE-2017-9461
Samba SMBd Dangling Symlink DoS
Description
smbd in Samba before 4.4.10 and 4.5.x before 4.5.6 has a denial of service vulnerability (fd_open_atomic infinite loop with high CPU usage and memory consumption) due to wrongly handling dangling symlinks.
INFO
Published Date :
June 6, 2017, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:50 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-9461
vulnerability.
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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-2017-9461.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99455 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1950 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2338 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2778 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.debian.org/864291 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12572 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=10c3e3923022485c720f322ca4f0aca5d7501310 | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00013.html | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2017-9461 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.
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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 https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=10c3e3923022485c720f322ca4f0aca5d7501310 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git;a=commit;h=10c3e3923022485c720f322ca4f0aca5d7501310 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-835 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 15, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00013.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00013.html Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00013.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 14, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) Changed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2338 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2338 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2778 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2778 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/864291 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://bugs.debian.org/864291 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1950 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1950 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99455 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99455 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2338 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1950 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 09, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2778 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99455 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 15, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git;a=commit;h=10c3e3923022485c720f322ca4f0aca5d7501310 No Types Assigned https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git;a=commit;h=10c3e3923022485c720f322ca4f0aca5d7501310 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/864291 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/864291 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12572 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12572 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-399 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:4.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description smbd in Samba before 4.4.10 and 4.5.x before 4.5.6 has a denial of service vulnerablity (fd_open_atomic infinite loop with high CPU usage and memory consumption) due to wrongly handling dangling symlinks. smbd in Samba before 4.4.10 and 4.5.x before 4.5.6 has a denial of service vulnerability (fd_open_atomic infinite loop with high CPU usage and memory consumption) due to wrongly handling dangling symlinks.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-9461 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-9461
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Exploit Prediction
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0.48 }} -0.05%
score
0.76426
percentile