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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0815

The unix_clean_name function in Samba 2.2.x through 2.2.11, and 3.0.x before 3.0.2a, trims certain directory names down to absolute paths, which could allow remote attackers to bypass the specified share restrictions and read, write, or list arbitrary files via "/.////" style sequences in pathnames.

Products
samba
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
3.0.6-1
CVEs
CVE-2004-0815
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 14:22 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0815

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Nov 2004, 05:00 UTC

The unix_clean_name function in Samba 2.2.x through 2.2.11, and 3.0.x before 3.0.2a, trims certain directory names down to absolute paths, which could allow remote attackers to bypass the specified share restrictions and read, write, or list arbitrary files via "/.////" style sequences in pathnames.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0815

samba

Fixed versions: 3.0.6-1

samba

Fixed versions: 3.0.6-1

samba

Fixed versions: 3.0.6-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0815",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "The unix_clean_name function in Samba 2.2.x through 2.2.11, and 3.0.x before 3.0.2a, trims certain directory names down to absolute paths, which could allow remote attackers to bypass the specified share restrictions and read, write, or list arbitrary files via \"/.////\" style sequences in pathnames.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0815",
    "products": [
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-21T15:47:21.820978506Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0815"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 393798,
  "published_at": "2004-11-03T05:00:00+00:00"
}