High severity7.2NVD Advisory· Published Dec 29, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-5252
CVE-2015-5252
Description
vfs.c in smbd 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, when share names with certain substring relationships exist, allows remote attackers to bypass intended file-access restrictions via a symlink that points outside of a share.
Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
23- www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-5252.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174076.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174391.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00019.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00020.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00032.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00033.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00002.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00017.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00046.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00047.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00048.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3433nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/79733nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034493nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-47nvdThird Party Advisory
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