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Samba 3.2.0 <= 3.2.2 Elevate Privileges Vulnerability (CVE-2008-3789)
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
2.1
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
Wrong permissions of group_mapping.ldb.
Insight
Insight
The file group_mapping.ldb is created with the permissions 0666. That means everyone is able to edit this file and gain additional access rights while connecting remotely to the Samba server. By manipulating the SID mappings contained in this file, it is also possible to establish a connection that runs in the privileged root context.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Samba versions 3.2.0 through 3.2.2.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 3.2.3 or later.