CVE-2011-2724 - CVE House
Back to Database
Status published Low CVE-2011-2724

The check_mtab function in client/mount.cifs.c in mount.cifs in smbfs in...

Vulnerability Description

The check_mtab function in client/mount.cifs.c in mount.cifs in smbfs in Samba 3.5.10 and earlier does not properly verify that the (1) device name and (2) mountpoint strings are composed of valid characters, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (mtab corruption) via a crafted string. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-0547.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

THREAT MONITOR

Am I Vulnerable?

Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2011-2724

Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

samba
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.9.17, 1.9.18, 2.0, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.5a, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.0.10, 2.2, 2.2.0, 2.2.0a, 2.2.1, 2.2.1a, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.3a, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.2.6, 2.2.7, 2.2.7a, 2.2.8, 2.2.8a, 2.2.9, 2.2.10, 2.2.11, 2.2.12, 2.2a, 2.18.3, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.2a, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 3.0.7, 3.0.8, 3.0.9, 3.0.10, 3.0.11, 3.0.12, 3.0.13, 3.0.14, 3.0.14a, 3.0.15, 3.0.16, 3.0.17, 3.0.18, 3.0.19, 3.0.20, 3.0.20a, 3.0.20b, 3.0.21, 3.0.21a, 3.0.21b, 3.0.21c, 3.0.22, 3.0.23, 3.0.23a, 3.0.23b, 3.0.23c, 3.0.23d, 3.0.24, 3.0.25, 3.0.25a, 3.0.25b, 3.0.25c, 3.0.26, 3.0.26a, 3.0.27, 3.0.28, 3.0.29, 3.0.30, 3.0.31, 3.0.32, 3.0.33, 3.0.34, 3.0.35, 3.0.36, 3.0.37, 3.1.0, 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.2.6, 3.2.7, 3.2.8, 3.2.9, 3.2.10, 3.2.11, 3.2.12, 3.2.13, 3.2.14, 3.2.15, 3.3.0, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.3.5, 3.3.6, 3.3.7, 3.3.8, 3.3.9, 3.3.10, 3.3.11, 3.3.12, 3.3.13, 3.3.14, 3.3.15, 3.3.16, 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 3.4.5, 3.4.6, 3.4.7, 3.4.8, 3.4.9, 3.4.10, 3.4.11, 3.4.12, 3.4.13, 3.4.14, 3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.5.5, 3.5.6, 3.5.7, 3.5.8, 3.5.9

Timeline

Official Publish: September 6th, 2011
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.