CVE-2004-0186 — HIGH severity vulnerability (smbmnt in Samba 2.x and 3.x on Linux 2.6, when installed set)
smbmnt in Samba 2.x and 3.x on Linux 2.6, when installed setuid, allows local users to gain root privileges by mounting a Samba share that contains a setuid root program, whose setuid attributes are not cleared when the share is mounted.
| CVE ID | CVE-2004-0186 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2004-03-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | smbmnt in Samba 2.x and 3.x on Linux 2.6, when installed setuid, allows local users to gain root privileges by mounting a Samba share that contains a setuid root program, whose setuid attributes are not cleared when the share is mounted. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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