CVE-2015-5252 describes a vulnerability in Samba 3.x and 4.x versions prior to specified patches, where remote attackers can bypass file-access restrictions. This flaw, residing in the vfs.c component of smbd, allows an attacker to use a symlink to access files outside of an intended share when share names have certain substring relationships. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), it presents a low-complexity network attack vector that could lead to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.0.0, < 4.1.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.3.0, < 4.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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