CVE-2019-10218
samba - security update
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.5%
Description
A flaw was found in the samba client, all samba versions before samba 4.11.2, 4.10.10 and 4.9.15, where a malicious server can supply a pathname to the client with separators. This could allow the client to access files and folders outside of the SMB network pathnames. An attacker could use this vulnerability to create files outside of the current working directory using the privileges of the client user.
How to fix CVE-2019-10218
To remediate CVE-2019-10218, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 4.10.10-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 2:4.11.1+dfsg-2 or later
- —upgrade to 2:4.5.16+dfsg-1+deb9u4 or later
Is CVE-2019-10218 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 4.10.10-r0
- from 0, < 2:4.11.1+dfsg-2
- from 0, < 2:4.5.16+dfsg-1+deb9u4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |