CVE-2017-2619
Samba before versions 4.6.1, 4.5.7 and 4.4.11 are vulnerable to a malicious client using a symlink race to allow access to areas of the server file system not exported under the share definition.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Samba before versions 4.6.1, 4.5.7 and 4.4.11 are vulnerable to a malicious client using a symlink race to allow access to areas of the server file system not exported under the share definition.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 11.11% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 27 March 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362, CWE-59
- Affected
- samba/samba · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 11.1% since 27 October 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.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97033Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038117Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1265Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2338Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2778Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2789Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1429472Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbns03755en_usThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3816Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41740/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2017-2619.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97033Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038117Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1265Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2338Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2778Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2789Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1429472Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbns03755en_usThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3816Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41740/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2017-2619.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.