{"cve":"CVE-2011-2724","nvd":{"published":"2011-09-06T16:55:10.757","modified":"2026-06-16T23:31:52.507","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.cifs/3827","http://git.samba.org/?p=cifs-utils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e7a32924b22d1f786b6f490ce8590656f578f91","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/29/9","http://secunia.com/advisories/45798","http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:148"],"products":["samba:samba"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:58:50.521460154+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-2724","score":0.00431,"percentile":0.37411,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}