CVE-2009-1886

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in client/client.c in smbclient in Samba 3.2.0 through 3.2.12 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a filename.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 24.81% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory samba.org Vendor Advisory samba.org Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1664 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1823 vendor advisory
http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2009-1886.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35573 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35606 third party advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.521591 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35472 vdb entry patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-839-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35539 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022441 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6478
http://secunia.com/advisories/36918 third party advisory
http://www.samba.org/samba/ftp/patches/security/samba-3.2.12-CVE-2009-1886.patch patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:196 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51328 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1886?
CVE-2009-1886 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1886?
To fix CVE-2009-1886, 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-2009-1886 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1886 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~25% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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