Unscored severity · published Mar 15, 2004
CVE-2004-0186
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…
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CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.0; 2.6.0; 2.6.0; 2.6.0; 2.6.0; 2.6.0; +9 more · source: NVD
SA
Samba · Samba
2.0; 3.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0186
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0186
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107636290906296&w=2
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107657505718743&w=2
Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-463
www.osvdb.org
http://www.osvdb.org/3916
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9619
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15131
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