Smb4k Project maintains a focused file-sharing utility that provides SMB/CIFS access for Linux desktop environments, with observed vulnerabilities centered on its handling of network credentials and user input. The recurring weakness classes—improper input validation and insufficiently protected credentials—reflect the authentication and parsing challenges inherent to SMB protocol integration. Live severity, exploitation, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Smb4k Project over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (7 CVEs).
7 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2017-8849HIGH smb4k before 2.0.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging failure to verify arguments to the mount helper DBUS service. | May 17, 2017 | 7.8 | 37 | NO | YES |
CVE-2014-2581HIGH Smb4K before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to obtain credentials via vectors related to the cuid option in the "Additional options" line edit. | Jan 28, 2020 | 7.5 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2007-0475MEDIUM Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in utilities/smb4k_*.cpp in Smb4K before 0.8.0 allow local users, when present on the Smb4K sudoers list, to gain privileges via unspecified v | Feb 3, 2007 | 4.4 | 14 | NO | NO |
Multiple race conditions in Smb4K before 0.8.0 allow local users to (1) modify arbitrary files via unspecified manipulations of Smb4K's lock file, which is not properly handled by | Feb 3, 2007 | 3.7 | 13 | NO | NO |
Smb4K before 0.8.0 allow local users, when present on the Smb4K sudoers list, to kill arbitrary processes, related to a "design issue with smb4k_kill." | Feb 3, 2007 | 3.3 | 12 | NO | NO |
The writeFile function in core/smb4kfileio.cpp in Smb4K before 0.8.0 does not preserve /etc/sudoers permissions across modifications, which allows local users to obtain sensitive i | Feb 3, 2007 | 1.9 | 11 | NO | NO |
smb4k 0.4 and other versions before 0.6.3 allows local users to read sensitive files via a symlink attack on the (1) smb4k.tmp or (2) sudoers temporary files. | Sep 8, 2005 | 2.1 | 11 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (7 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Smb4k Project.
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