CVE-2006-1864

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in smbfs in Linux 2.6.16 and earlier allows local users to escape chroot restrictions for an SMB-mounted filesystem via "..\\" sequences, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2006-1863.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.41%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11327	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/19869	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4502	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2554	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0579.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22875	third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/25067	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21476	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21745	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150	vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-202-200610-patch.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451426/100/200/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/21614	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189435	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/21035	third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-213-200610-patch.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1097	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17735	vdb entry
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0026	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23064	third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-254-200610-patch.html
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/22497	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451404/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20237	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20398	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451417/100/200/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26137	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20671	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451419/100/200/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/20914	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1864?: CVE-2006-1864 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1864?: To fix CVE-2006-1864, 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-2006-1864 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1864 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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