CVE-2015-5299

Description

The shadow_copy2_get_shadow_copy_data function in modules/vfs_shadow_copy2.c in Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3 does not verify that the DIRECTORY_LIST access right has been granted, which allows remote attackers to access snapshots by visiting a shadow copy directory.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.72% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory samba.org
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174391.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00002.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00019.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00020.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79729 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00017.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00032.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174076.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=675fd8d771f9d43e354dba53ddd9b5483ae0a1d7
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00047.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05115993 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034493 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3433 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00048.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-5299.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-47 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276126 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00033.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5299?
CVE-2015-5299 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5299?
To fix CVE-2015-5299, 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-2015-5299 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-5299 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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