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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1257-1 (samba)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to samba announced via advisory DSA 1257-1. Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in samba, a free implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocol, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2007-0452 It was discovered that incorrect handling of deferred file open calls may lead to an infinite loop, which results in denial of service. CVE-2007-0454 zybadawg333 discovered that the AFS ACL mapping VFS plugin performs insecure format string handling, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.14a-3sarge4. For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.23d-5. For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.23d-5. We recommend that you upgrade your samba package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201257-1