CVE-2009-1888

Public Exploit

Description

The acl_group_override function in smbd/posix_acls.c in smbd in Samba 3.0.x before 3.0.35, 3.1.x and 3.2.x before 3.2.13, and 3.3.x before 3.3.6, when dos filemode is enabled, allows remote attackers to modify access control lists for files via vectors related to read access to uninitialized memory.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.75% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory samba.org Vendor Advisory samba.org Vendor Advisory samba.org Vendor Advisory samba.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1664 permissions required vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1823 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.samba.org/samba/ftp/patches/security/samba-3.2.12-CVE-2009-1888.patch patch vendor advisory
http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2009-1888.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507856/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51327 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35573 third party advisory
http://www.samba.org/samba/ftp/patches/security/samba-3.0.34-CVE-2009-1888.patch exploit patch vendor 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 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35472 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7292 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.samba.org/samba/ftp/patches/security/samba-3.3.5-CVE-2009-1888.patch patch vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-839-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10790 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/35539 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36918 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:196 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0145 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022442 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1888?
CVE-2009-1888 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1888?
To fix CVE-2009-1888, 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-2009-1888 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1888 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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