CVE-2007-6015
Stack-based buffer overflow in the send_mailslot function in nmbd in Samba 3.0.0 through 3.0.27a, when the "domain logons" option is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a GETDC mailslot request composed of a long GETDC string…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 27.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the send_mailslot function in nmbd in Samba 3.0.0 through 3.0.27a, when the "domain logons" option is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a GETDC mailslot request composed of a long GETDC string following an offset username in a SAMLOGON logon request.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 27.48% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 14 December 2007
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- samba/samba
- Source
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
EPSS 27.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200773
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000005.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120524782005154&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27760Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27894
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27977
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27993
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27999
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28003
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28028
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28029
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28037
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28067
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28089
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28891
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29032
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29341
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30484
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30835
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-99/advisory/Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-10.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3438
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.451554
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238251-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1019295.1-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-520.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1427
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/438395US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.