CVE-2015-5299
Description
The shadow_copy2_get_shadow_copy_data function in modules/vfs_shadow_copy2.c in Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3 does not verify that the DIRECTORY_LIST access right has been granted, which allows remote attackers to access snapshots by visiting a shadow copy directory.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 15.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 15.10 | affected | |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2:4.1.22+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2:4.1.22+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2:4.1.22+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2:4.1.22+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2:4.1.22+dfsg-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| samba | samba | {"startIncluding":"3.0.20","endExcluding":"4.1.22"} | 4.1.22 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5299.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174076.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174391.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00033.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00017.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00047.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00048.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3433
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79729
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034493
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276126
- https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=675fd8d771f9d43e354dba53ddd9b5483ae0a1d7
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05115993
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-47
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-5299.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5299
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.