cifs-utils: mount.cifs file existence disclosure vulnerability
Published Aug 27, 2012
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.73%
Description
mount.cifs in cifs-utils 2.6 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or directories via the file path in the second argument, which reveals their existence in an error message.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
cifs-utils-0:4.8.1-10.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0902
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
samba
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
samba3x
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | cifs-utils-0:4.8.1-10.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0902 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | samba | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | samba3x | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the version of samba/samba3x as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates.
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:L/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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.73% (0.00729) | 52.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.73% (0.00729) | 49.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 51.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 19.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 17.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 15.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.98% (0.02983) | 83.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 75.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 10, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 75.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 75.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 54.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=665923 x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00024.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1586 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807252 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8821 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1586
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1586
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=665923 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00024.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1586 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807252 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8821 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1586 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1586 |
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