Description
A flaw was found in the way samba implemented an RPC endpoint emulating the Windows registry service API. An unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to create a new registry hive file anywhere they have unix permissions which could lead to creation of a new file in the Samba share. Versions before 4.8.11, 4.9.6 and 4.10.2 are vulnerable.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:LIntegrityLow
A:LAvailabilityLow
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, red hat
The Samba Project
oss-project·DEaka samba, sambaproject
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
opensuse
oss-project·DE
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
and 6 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Collection
Discovery
References
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2019-3880.html
samba.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3880
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00013.html
lists.debian.org
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