CVE-2004-0815

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-11-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The unix_clean_name function in Samba 2.2.x through 2.2.11, and 3.0.x before 3.0.2a, trims certain directory names down to absolute paths, which could allow remote attackers to bypass the specified share restrictions and read, write, or list arbitrary files via "/.////" style sequences in pathnames.

Affected products

Samba: 2.2.0, 2.2.0a, 2.2.1a, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.3a (+14)

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000873
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109655827913457&w=2
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101584-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57664-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200529-1
http://us4.samba.org/samba/news/#security_2.2.12
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-600
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=146&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:104
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_35_samba.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-498.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/377618

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