CVE-2009-2948 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 1.9 Published 7 Oct 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local users can read Samba credentials files and obtain passwords via mount.cifs verbose mode when installed suid root.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2009-2948?

CVE-2009-2948 is a low-severity vulnerability in Samba Samba, published on 7 Oct 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

mount.cifs in Samba 3.0 before 3.0.37, 3.2 before 3.2.15, 3.3 before 3.3.8 and 3.4 before 3.4.2, when mount.cifs is installed suid root, does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to read part of the credentials file and obtain the password by specifying the path to the credentials file and using the --verbose or -v option.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2948?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samba Samba.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2948?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2009-2948 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2948 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2948, ECHO-057c-2ccd-e5e2, GHSA-fwxv-68qg-w737.