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CVE-2012-1586

mount.cifs in cifs-utils 2.6 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or directories via the fil

mount.cifs in cifs-utils 2.6 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or directories via the file path in the second argument, which reveals their existence in an error message.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00611
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

1
debian cifs-utilsall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
localmount.cifs - 'chdir()' Arbitrary Root File Identificationverified
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Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD27 Aug 2012 · 11:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10334-1
rhsaRHSA-2012:0902Low
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=665923
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00024.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/27/6
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8821
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