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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100476
Category:Privilege escalation
Title:Samba 'mount.cifs' Utility Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary:Samba is prone to a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the; 'mount.cifs' utility.
Description:Summary:
Samba is prone to a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the
'mount.cifs' utility.

Vulnerability Impact:
Local attackers can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges on
affected computers.

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

CVSS Score:
4.4

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3297
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-0787
BugTraq ID: 37992
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37992
BugTraq ID: 39898
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39898
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034444.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034470.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-29.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:090
http://secunia.com/advisories/38286
http://secunia.com/advisories/38308
http://secunia.com/advisories/38357
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:014 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-893-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1062
XForce ISS Database: sambaclient-mountcifs-symlink(55944)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55944
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