CVE-2019-10197

Description

A flaw was found in samba versions 4.9.x up to 4.9.13, samba 4.10.x up to 4.10.8 and samba 4.11.x up to 4.11.0rc3, when certain parameters were set in the samba configuration file. An unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to escape the shared directory and access the contents of directories outside the share.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.79% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory samba.org
Affected: SAMBA samba
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10197 issue tracking third party advisory mitigation
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2019-10197.html vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190903-0001/ third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4121-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/4 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4513 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00045.html vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M7NYIUZOCIDXWXGWMZ7O5Z7OJ6IX7EAB/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/56ZUXHGDHPM7S6RVAKULZT5EATS37OKA/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z6EEKFT24DQI4DMZMSQTLMNZWG4RMZ57/ vendor advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K69511801
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K69511801?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3253 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4023 vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-10197?
CVE-2019-10197 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-10197?
To fix CVE-2019-10197, 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-2019-10197 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-10197 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-10197?
CVE-2019-10197 affects SAMBA samba.
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