CVE-2007-0453

4.6 MEDIUM 0.7% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

Buffer overflow in the nss_winbind.so.1 library in Samba 3.0.21 through 3.0.23d, as used in the winbindd daemon on Solaris, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) gethostbyname and (2) getipnodebyname functions.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2007-02-06 02:28 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:35 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 4.6 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2007-02-06 02:28 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:35 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Samba 3.0.21
Samba 3.0.21a
Samba 3.0.21b
Samba 3.0.21c
Samba 3.0.22
Samba 3.0.23
Samba 3.0.23a
Samba 3.0.23b

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.6

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record