samba: information disclosure in suid mount.cifs
Published Oct 7, 2009
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.52%
Description
mount.cifs in Samba 3.0 before 3.0.37, 3.2 before 3.2.15, 3.3 before 3.3.8 and 3.4 before 3.4.2, when mount.cifs is installed suid root, does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to read part of the credentials file and obtain the password by specifying the path to the credentials file and using the --verbose or -v option.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
samba-0:3.0.33-0.18.el4_8
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1529
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
samba-0:3.0.33-3.15.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1529
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
samba3x-0:3.3.8-0.46.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1585
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | samba-0:3.0.33-0.18.el4_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1529 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | samba-0:3.0.33-3.15.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1529 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | samba3x-0:3.3.8-0.46.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1585 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.52% (0.00520) | 42.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.52% (0.00520) | 39.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00166) | 35.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 36.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 27.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 25.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (25)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://news.samba.org/releases/3.0.37/ x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://news.samba.org/releases/3.2.15/ x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://news.samba.org/releases/3.3.8/ x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://news.samba.org/releases/3.4.2/ x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/58520 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36893 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicableVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36918 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicableVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36937 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicableVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36953 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicableVendor Advisory
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.561439 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2009-2948.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36572 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022975 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-839-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2810 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2948 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526074 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53574 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2948
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10434 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7087 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2948
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00095.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00098.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAPatchThird Party Advisory
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