# CVE-2010-0728: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Authenticated remote users can bypass file permissions to read or modify protected files when Samba is configured with libcap support.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 9 Mar 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0728, ECHO-1da3-7197-90d4, GHSA-76v2-q54h-r7wc

## What is CVE-2010-0728?

CVE-2010-0728 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samba Samba, published on 9 Mar 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0728?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samba Samba.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-0728?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2010-0728 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0728 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2012-1182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1182/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-2446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2446/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0600](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0600/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-0810](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0810/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-0182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0182/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-0728 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-0728 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samba Samba, published on 9 Mar 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0728 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Samba Samba. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0728/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0728/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0728
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0728
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0728

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0728/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.