Samba 2.0/3.0.0 smbmnt privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in Samba 2.0/3.0.0 (File Transfer Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component smbmnt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

smbmnt in Samba 2.x and 3.x on Linux 2.6, when installed setuid, allows local users to gain root privileges by mounting a Samba share that contains a setuid root program, whose setuid attributes are not cleared when the share is mounted.

The bug was discovered 02/09/2004. The weakness was released 02/09/2004 by Martin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0186. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14134 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : samba (MDKSA-2004:035)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15131) and Tenable (14134). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 511 and 512.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 14134
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : samba (MDKSA-2004:035)
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OpenVAS ID: 53160
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 463-1 (samba)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: samba.org

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Martin
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0186 (🔍)
X-Force: 15131
Vulnerability Center: 34774 - Samba 2.x and 3.x on Linux 2.6 \x27smbmnt\x27 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 9619 - Linux Kernel Samba Share Local Privilege Elevation Vulnerability
Secunia: 10842
OSVDB: 3916 - Samba smbmnt Local Privilege Escalation

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Created: 10/15/2014 15:31
Updated: 06/29/2021 14:58
Changes: 10/15/2014 15:31 (63), 04/10/2017 17:57 (10), 06/29/2021 14:58 (3)
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Cache ID: 18:DAA:103

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