Samba 3.3.11/3.4.6/3.5.0 File Permission access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Samba 3.3.11/3.4.6/3.5.0. This affects an unknown part of the component File Permission. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0728. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samba 3.3.11/3.4.6/3.5.0 (File Transfer Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component File Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

smbd in Samba 3.3.11, 3.4.6, and 3.5.0, when libcap support is enabled, runs with the CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE capability, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file permissions via standard filesystem operations with any client.

The weakness was shared 03/10/2010 as Bug 7222 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.samba.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0728. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45047 (Samba 'CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE' File Permission Security Bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118201 (Fedora Update for Samba (FEDORA-2010-4087)).

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 (56758), Tenable (45047), SecurityFocus (BID 38606†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25048†). The entry VDB-52112 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 45047
Nessus Name: Samba 'CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE' File Permission Security Bypass
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OpenVAS ID: 862419
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for samba FEDORA-2010-14678
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Sourcesinfo

Product: samba.org

Advisory: Bug 7222
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-0728 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0728
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52109
X-Force: 56758
SecurityFocus: 38606 - Samba 'CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE' File Permissions Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25048 - Samba Allows Remote Attacker to Gain Unauthorized Write and Read Access to Files, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/02/2026 01:23
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (60), 02/22/2017 10:33 (8), 09/05/2021 08:48 (4), 09/05/2021 08:51 (1), 02/01/2025 11:05 (16), 05/02/2026 01:23 (1)
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