CVE-2013-0454: Medium severity ubuntu vulnerability
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier CVE-2013-0454 to the following vulnerability:
Name: CVE-2013-0454 URL: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-0454 Assigned: 20121216 Reference: https://lists.samba.org/archive/samba-announce/2012/000259.html Reference: https://bugzilla.samba.org/showbug.cgi?id=8738 Reference: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1004289 Reference: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/80970
Samba before 3.6.6, as used on the IBM Storwize V7000 Unified 1.3 before 1.3.2.3 and 1.4 before 1.4.0.1 and possibly other products, does not properly enforce CIFS share attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to (1) write to a read-only share; (2) triggerdata-integrity problems related to the oplock, locking, coherency, or leases attribute; or (3) have an unspecified impact by leveraging incorrect handling of the browseable or "hide unreadable" parameter.
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The SMB2 implementation in Samba 3.6.x before 3.6.6, as used on the IBM Storwize V7000 Unified 1.3 before 1.3.2.3 and 1.4 before 1.4.0.1 and possibly other products, does not properly enforce CIFS share attributes, which allows remote authenticated users to (1) write to a read-only share; (2) trigger data-integrity problems related to the oplock, locking, coherency, or leases attribute; or (3) have an unspecified impact by leveraging incorrect handling of the browseable or "hide unreadable" parameter.
— MITRE
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2013-0454?
CVE-2013-0454 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0454?
To fix CVE-2013-0454, upgrade Samba to version 3.6.6 or later.
Which software is affected by CVE-2013-0454?
CVE-2013-0454 affects specific versions of Ubuntu Linux 12.04 and Samba versions up to 3.6.5.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2013-0454?
CVE-2013-0454 is a remote code execution vulnerability found in Samba.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2013-0454?
A temporary workaround for CVE-2013-0454 is to disable Samba services until the software is upgraded.