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CVE-2009-1888
The acl_group_override function in smbd/posix_acls.c in smbd in Samba 3.0.x before 3.0.35, 3.1.x and 3.2.x before 3.2.13, and 3.3.x before…
- 5.8MediumCVSS base score
- 4.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 8.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The acl_group_override function in smbd/posix_acls.c in smbd in Samba 3.0.x before 3.0.35, 3.1.x and 3.2.x before 3.2.13, and 3.3.x before 3.3.6, when dos filemode is enabled, allows remote attackers to modify access control lists for files via vectors related to read access to uninitialized memory.
Timeline
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By redhat
- 22 days later
· 22 days later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.6% · top 8.2% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References20
- ADV-2009-1664 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- DSA-1823 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://www.samba.org/samba/ftp/patches/security/samba-3.2.12-CVE-2009-1888.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2009-1888.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20091112 rPSA-2009-0145-1 samba samba-client samba-server samba-swat (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- samba-acl-security-bypass(51327) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 35573 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.samba.org/samba/ftp/patches/security/samba-3.0.34-CVE-2009-1888.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 35606 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SSA:2009-177-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- 35472 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7292 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.samba.org/samba/ftp/patches/security/samba-3.3.5-CVE-2009-1888.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-839-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10790 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 35539 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 36918 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:196 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0145 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1022442 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-1883 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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