Vulnerability identifier: #VU32349

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5299

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Samba
Server applications / Directory software, identity management

Vendor: Samba

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The shadow_copy2_get_shadow_copy_data function in modules/vfs_shadow_copy2.c 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 does not verify that the DIRECTORY_LIST access right has been granted, which allows remote attackers to access snapshots by visiting a shadow copy directory.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Samba: 4.1.0 - 4.1.21, 4.2.0 - 4.2.6, 4.3.0 - 4.3.2

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External links
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174076.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174391.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00019.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00020.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00032.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00033.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00017.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00047.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00048.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3433
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79729
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034493
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-2
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276126
http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git;a=commit;h=675fd8d771f9d43e354dba53ddd9b5483ae0a1d7
http://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05115993
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-47
http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-5299.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.