A vulnerability has been discovered in the free Samba file and print server, which can give a user access to files outside of predefined paths.

"Attackers can even get access to the system's root directory (/)," according to The H Security. "To exploit the flaw (directory traversing), attackers first have to have an account on the Samba server that includes write access to at least one share."

"However, if a share is defined as writeable for guests, the hole can even be exploited remotely without such an account on the server," the article states.

Click here to read the article at The H Security.