CVE-2007-2444
Logic error in the SID/Name translation functionality in smbd in Samba 3.0.23d through 3.0.25pre2 allows local users to gain temporary privileges and execute SMB/CIFS protocol operations via unspecified vectors that cause the daemon to transition to the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Logic error in the SID/Name translation functionality in smbd in Samba 3.0.23d through 3.0.25pre2 allows local users to gain temporary privileges and execute SMB/CIFS protocol operations via unspecified vectors that cause the daemon to transition to the root user.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.78% probability · 54th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- samba/samba · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01078980Broken Link
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-May/0006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/34698Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25232Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25241Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25246Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25251Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25255Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25256Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25259Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25270Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25289Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25675Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25772Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-15.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2701Third Party Advisory
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.475906Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102964-1Broken Link
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200588-1Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1291Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:104Broken Link
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.012.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-2444.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468548/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468670/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23974Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018049Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/Broken Link
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-460-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-460-2Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.