4469 : Samba trans2.c call_trans2open() Function Overflow
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Timeline

Discovery Date Disclosure Date Exploit Publish Date
2003-04-03 2003-04-07 2003-04-08
Time to Exploit
5 days

Description

Samba contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacke to execute arbitrary code. The issue is due to a flaw in trans2.c in which the call_trans2open() function user input is not properly sanitized. If an attacker supplied an overly long string to the pname variable, they may be able to overflow the buffer and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the server.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to Samba version 2.2.8a, Samba-TNG 0.3.2, or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Samba Team
Watch-list
Samba
Watch-list
2.2.5
2.2.6
2.2.7
2.2.8
2.0.10
2.0.9
2.0.8
2.0.7
2.0.6
2.0.5a
2.0.5
2.0.4b
2.0.4a
2.0.4
2.0.3
2.0.2
2.0.1
2.0.0
Samba-TNG
Watch-list
0.3.1

References

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Credit

  • SECOPS team - labsdigitaldefense.net - Digital Defense Inc.

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

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