CVE-2007-2444
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.2 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Samba 3.0.23d
- Samba 3.0.24
- Samba 3.0.25
- Debian Linux 4.0
- Debian Linux 5.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.10
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 7.04
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.2
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2007-2444.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2007-2444. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-2444.html
- http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-2444.html
References
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01078980
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-May/0006.html
- http://osvdb.org/34698
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25232
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25241
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25246
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25251
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25255
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25256
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25259
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25270
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25289
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25675
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25772
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-15.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2701
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.475906
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102964-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200588-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1291
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:104
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.012.html
- http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2007-2444.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468548/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468670/100/0/threaded