CVE-2012-1586

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• mount.cifs - 'chdir()' Arbitrary Root File Identification2012-04-25 · local · linux · Verified

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• 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
• 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