vfs.c in smbd in Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3, when share names with certain substring relationships exist, allows remote attackers to bypass intended file-access restrictions via a symlink that points outside of a share.
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05115993
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cve-scores
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2015-5252