Samba CVE-2017-12163 Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability

BID:100925

CVE-2017-12163 |

Info

Samba CVE-2017-12163 Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 100925
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2017-12163
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 20 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 03 2017 09:01AM
Credit: Yihan Lian and Zhibin Hu from Qihoo 360 GearTeam.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS
Samba Samba 4.6.7
Samba Samba 4.6.6
Samba Samba 4.6.4
Samba Samba 4.6.1
Samba Samba 4.6
Samba Samba 4.5.13
Samba Samba 4.5.12
Samba Samba 4.5.10
Samba Samba 4.5.7
Samba Samba 4.5.6
Samba Samba 4.5.5
Samba Samba 4.5.4
Samba Samba 4.5.1
Samba Samba 4.5
Samba Samba 4.4.15
Samba Samba 4.4.14
Samba Samba 4.4.12
Samba Samba 4.4.11
Samba Samba 4.4.10
Samba Samba 4.4.9
Samba Samba 4.4.7
Samba Samba 4.4.6
Samba Samba 4.4.1
Samba Samba 4.4
Samba Samba 4.3.7
Samba Samba 4.3.5
Samba Samba 4.3.4
Samba Samba 4.3.3
Samba Samba 4.3.2
Samba Samba 4.3.1
Samba Samba 4.3
Samba Samba 4.2.10
Samba Samba 4.2.8
Samba Samba 4.2.7
Samba Samba 4.2.6
Samba Samba 4.2.5
Samba Samba 4.2.4
Samba Samba 4.2.3
Samba Samba 4.2.2
Samba Samba 4.2.1
Samba Samba 4.2
Samba Samba 4.1.22
Samba Samba 4.1.21
Samba Samba 4.1.20
Samba Samba 4.1.19
Samba Samba 4.1.18
Samba Samba 4.1.17
Samba Samba 4.1.16
Samba Samba 4.1.15
Samba Samba 4.1.14
Samba Samba 4.1.13
Samba Samba 4.1.10
Samba Samba 4.1.9
Samba Samba 4.1.7
Samba Samba 4.1.3
Samba Samba 4.1.2
Samba Samba 4.1.1
Samba Samba 4.1
Samba Samba 4.0.24
Samba Samba 4.0.23
Samba Samba 4.0.21
Samba Samba 4.0.20
Samba Samba 4.0.19
Samba Samba 4.0.18
Samba Samba 4.0.17
Samba Samba 4.0.13
Samba Samba 4.0.12
Samba Samba 4.0.10
Samba Samba 4.0.2
Samba Samba 3.6.24
Samba Samba 3.6.23
Samba Samba 3.6.22
Samba Samba 3.6.21
Samba Samba 3.6.20
Samba Samba 3.6.19
Samba Samba 3.6.12
Samba Samba 3.6.4
Samba Samba 3.6.3
Samba Samba 3.6.2
Samba Samba 3.6.1
Samba Samba 3.6
Samba Samba 3.5.22
Samba Samba 3.5.21
Samba Samba 3.5.16
Samba Samba 3.5.13
Samba Samba 3.5.9
Samba Samba 3.5.8
Samba Samba 3.5.2
Samba Samba 3.5.1
Samba Samba 3.5
Samba Samba 3.4.15
Samba Samba 3.4.14
Samba Samba 3.4.13
Samba Samba 3.4.12
Samba Samba 3.4.11
Samba Samba 3.4.10
Samba Samba 3.4.8
Samba Samba 3.4.7
Samba Samba 3.4.6
Samba Samba 3.4.5
Samba Samba 3.4.2
Samba Samba 3.4.1
Samba Samba 3.4
Samba Samba 3.3.16
Samba Samba 3.3.15
Samba Samba 3.3.14
Samba Samba 3.3.13
Samba Samba 3.3.12
Samba Samba 3.3.11
Samba Samba 3.3.10
Samba Samba 3.3.9
Samba Samba 3.3.8
Samba Samba 3.3.7
Samba Samba 3.3.6
Samba Samba 3.3.5
Samba Samba 3.3.4
Samba Samba 3.3.3
Samba Samba 3.3.1
Samba Samba 3.3
Samba Samba 3.2.15
Samba Samba 3.2.14
Samba Samba 3.2.13
Samba Samba 3.2.12
Samba Samba 3.2.11
Samba Samba 3.2.10
Samba Samba 3.2.7
Samba Samba 3.2.6
Samba Samba 3.2.5
Samba Samba 3.2.4
Samba Samba 3.2.3
Samba Samba 3.2.2
Samba Samba 3.2.1
Samba Samba 3.2
Samba Samba 3.0.37
Samba Samba 3.0.36
Samba Samba 3.0.35
Samba Samba 3.0.34
Samba Samba 3.0.33
Samba Samba 3.0.32
Samba Samba 3.0.31
Samba Samba 3.0.30
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1 x86_64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 sparc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 powerpc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 i386
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 amd64
Samba Samba 3.0.29
Samba Samba 3.0.28
Samba Samba 3.0.27
Samba Samba 3.0.26
Samba Samba 3.0.25
Samba Samba 3.0.24
Samba Samba 3.0.23
Samba Samba 3.0.22
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
Samba Samba 3.0.21
Samba Samba 3.0.20
+ Slackware Linux 10.2
Samba Samba 3.0.19
Samba Samba 3.0.18
Samba Samba 3.0.17
Samba Samba 3.0.16
Samba Samba 3.0.15
Samba Samba 3.0.14
Samba Samba 3.0.13
Samba Samba 3.0.12
Samba Samba 3.0.11
Samba Samba 3.0.10
Samba Samba 3.0.9
Samba Samba 3.0.8
Samba Samba 3.0.7
Samba Samba 3.0.6
Samba Samba 3.0.5
Samba Samba 3.0.4
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
+ Slackware Linux 10.0
Samba Samba 3.0.3
Samba Samba 3.0.2
Samba Samba 3.0.1
Samba Samba 3.0
Samba Samba 2.18.3
Samba Samba 2.2.12
Samba Samba 2.2.11
Samba Samba 2.2.10
Samba Samba 2.2.9
Samba Samba 2.2.8
Samba Samba 2.2.7
Samba Samba 2.2.6
Samba Samba 2.2.5
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2
+ Apple Mac OS X 10.2
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc3
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc3
+ HP CIFS/9000 Server A.01.09.02
+ HP CIFS/9000 Server A.01.09.01
+ HP CIFS/9000 Server A.01.09.01
+ HP CIFS/9000 Server A.01.09
+ HP CIFS/9000 Server A.01.09
+ HP CIFS/9000 Server A.01.08.01
+ HP CIFS/9000 Server A.01.08.01
+ HP CIFS/9000 Server A.01.08
+ HP CIFS/9000 Server A.01.08
+ HP CIFS/9000 Server A.01.07
+ HP CIFS/9000 Server A.01.07
+ HP CIFS/9000 Server A.01.06
+ HP CIFS/9000 Server A.01.06
+ HP CIFS/9000 Server A.01.05
+ HP CIFS/9000 Server A.01.05
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.1
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.1
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i686
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i686
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 8.0
+ Redhat Linux 8.0
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
Samba Samba 2.2.4
Samba Samba 2.2.3
Samba Samba 2.2.2
Samba Samba 2.2 .0
- SuSE Linux 7.2
Samba Samba 2.0.10
Samba Samba 2.0.9
Samba Samba 2.0.8
Samba Samba 2.0.7
Samba Samba 2.0.6
Samba Samba 2.0.5
Samba Samba 2.0.4
Samba Samba 2.0.3
Samba Samba 2.0.2
Samba Samba 2.0.1
Samba Samba 2.0 .0
Samba Samba 1.9.19
+ Caldera OpenLinux 1.0
+ Caldera OpenLinux 1.0
+ Debian Linux 1.1
+ Debian Linux 1.1
+ Debian Linux 0.93
+ Debian Linux 0.93
+ Redhat Linux 4.x
- Slackware Linux 2.0
- Slackware Linux 2.0
Samba Samba 1.9.18
Samba Samba 1.9.17
Samba Samba 4.5.3
Samba Samba 4.5.2
Samba Samba 4.4.8
Samba Samba 4.4.5
Samba Samba 4.4.4
Samba Samba 4.4.3
Samba Samba 4.4.2
Samba Samba 4.3.9
Samba Samba 4.3.8
Samba Samba 4.3.6
Samba Samba 4.3.13
Samba Samba 4.3.11
Samba Samba 4.3.10
Samba Samba 4.2.9
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
Samba Samba 4.2.14
Samba Samba 4.2.13
Samba Samba 4.2.12
Samba Samba 4.2.11
Samba Samba 4.1.8
Samba Samba 4.1.6
Samba Samba 4.1.5
Samba Samba 4.1.4
Samba Samba 4.1.23
Samba Samba 4.1.11
Samba Samba 4.0.9
Samba Samba 4.0.8
Samba Samba 4.0.7
Samba Samba 4.0.6
Samba Samba 4.0.5
Samba Samba 4.0.4
Samba Samba 4.0.3
Samba Samba 4.0.22
Samba Samba 4.0.16
Samba Samba 4.0.15
Samba Samba 4.0.14
Samba Samba 4.0.11
Samba Samba 4.0.1
Samba Samba 4.0.0
Samba Samba 3.6.9
Samba Samba 3.6.8
Samba Samba 3.6.7
Samba Samba 3.6.6
Samba Samba 3.6.5
Samba Samba 3.6.18
Samba Samba 3.6.17
Samba Samba 3.6.16
Samba Samba 3.6.15
Samba Samba 3.6.14
Samba Samba 3.6.13
Samba Samba 3.6.11
Samba Samba 3.6.10
Samba Samba 3.5.7
Samba Samba 3.5.6
Samba Samba 3.5.5
Samba Samba 3.5.4
Samba Samba 3.5.3
Samba Samba 3.5.20
Samba Samba 3.5.19
Samba Samba 3.5.18
Samba Samba 3.5.17
Samba Samba 3.5.15
Samba Samba 3.5.14
Samba Samba 3.5.12
Samba Samba 3.5.11
Samba Samba 3.5.10
Samba Samba 3.5
Samba Samba 3.4.9
Samba Samba 3.4.4
Samba Samba 3.4.3
Samba Samba 3.4.17
Samba Samba 3.4.16
Samba Samba 3.3.2
Samba Samba 3.2.9
Samba Samba 3.2.8
Samba Samba 3.1.0
Samba Samba 3.1
Samba Samba 2.2.1
Redhat Gluster Storage 3.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server for ARM 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server - 4 Year Extended Update Support 7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - 4 Year Extended Update Support 7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage (for RHEL Server) - Extended Update Support 7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage (for RHEL Server) 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage (for IBM z Systems) 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Supp 7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Client Optional 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 Client
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5
HP NonStop T1201L01^AAO
HP NonStop T1201L01^AAL
HP NonStop T1201L01
HP NonStop T1201H01^AAN
HP NonStop T1201H01^AAM
HP NonStop T1201H01
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable: Samba Samba 4.6.8
Samba Samba 4.5.14
Samba Samba 4.4.16
HP NonStop T1201L01^AAQ
HP NonStop T1201H01^AAP

Discussion

Samba CVE-2017-12163 Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability

Samba is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers write or overwrite arbitrary files.

An attacker can exploit this issue to write arbitrary contents to a file on the samba share or to a shared printer, which may aid in further attacks.

This issue is fixed in Samba 4.6.8, 4.5.14 and 4.4.16.

Exploit / POC

Samba CVE-2017-12163 Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Samba CVE-2017-12163 Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

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