CVE-2009-2813

Summary

CVECVE-2009-2813
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-09-14 16:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionSamba 3.4 before 3.4.2, 3.3 before 3.3.8, 3.2 before 3.2.15, and 3.0.12 through 3.0.36, as used in the SMB subsystem in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 when Windows File Sharing is enabled, Fedora 11, and other operating systems, does not properly handle errors in resolving pathnames, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended sharing restrictions, and read, create, or modify files, in certain circumstances involving user accounts that lack home directories.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.8 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.8 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 11 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.12 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.13 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.14 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.14a All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.15 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.16 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.17 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.18 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.19 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.20 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.20a All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.20b All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.21 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.21a All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.21b All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.21c All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.22 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.23 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.23a All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.23b All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.23c All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.23d All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.24 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.25 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.25 pre1 All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.25 pre2 All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.25 rc1 All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.25 rc2 All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.25 rc3 All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.25a All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.25b All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.25c All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.26 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.26a All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.27 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.27a All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.28 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.28a All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.29 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.30 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.31 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.32 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.33 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.34 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.35 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.0.36 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2.0 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2.1 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2.10 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2.11 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2.12 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2.13 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2.14 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2.15 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2.2 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2.3 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2.4 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2.5 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2.6 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2.7 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2.8 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.2.9 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.3 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.3.0 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.3.1 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.3.2 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.3.3 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.3.4 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.3.5 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.3.6 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.3.7 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.4 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.4.0 All All All
Application Samba Samba 3.4.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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