CVE-2006-2654

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in smbfs smbfs on FreeBSD 4.10 up to 6.1 allows local users to escape chroot restrictions for an SMB-mounted filesystem via "..\\" sequences. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2006-1864, but this is a different implementation of smbfs, so it has a different CVE identifier.

6.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.63%

Vendor Advisory freebsd.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/25851	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20390	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18202	vdb entry
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:16.smbfs.asc	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016194	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26860	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2654?: CVE-2006-2654 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2654?: To fix CVE-2006-2654, 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-2006-2654 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-2654 is being actively exploited. 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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