CVE-2015-5252

samba: Insufficient symlink verification in smbd

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · December 16, 2015

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

An access flaw was found in the way Samba verified symbolic links when creating new files on a Samba share. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to gain access to files outside of Samba's share path.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWE-41 · Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence