CVE-2004-0186

Public Exploit

Description

smbmnt in Samba 2.x and 3.x on Linux 2.6, when installed setuid, allows local users to gain root privileges by mounting a Samba share that contains a setuid root program, whose setuid attributes are not cleared when the share is mounted.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.53%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107657505718743&w=2	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/3916	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15131	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107636290906296&w=2	mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-463	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9619	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0186?: CVE-2004-0186 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0186?: To fix CVE-2004-0186, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0186 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0186 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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