CVE-2015-5299
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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 13.58% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- samba/samba · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 13.6% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174076.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174391.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00042.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00047.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00048.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3433Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79729Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034493Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2855-2Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276126Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=675fd8d771f9d43e354dba53ddd9b5483ae0a1d7
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05115993Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-47Third Party Advisory
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2015-5299.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174076.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174391.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.