CVE-2010-0547

Description

client/mount.cifs.c in mount.cifs in smbfs in Samba 3.4.5 and earlier does not verify that the (1) device name and (2) mountpoint strings are composed of valid characters, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (mtab corruption) via a crafted string.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.54% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1062 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/39317 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-29.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38326 vdb entry
http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a065c177dfc8f968775593ba00dffafeebb2e054
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:090 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0547?
CVE-2010-0547 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0547?
To fix CVE-2010-0547, 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-2010-0547 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0547 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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