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Samba SID/Name Translation Root Privilege Elevation

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Samba SID/Name Translation Root Privilege Elevation

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/14/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/31/2007
Modified
05/27/2016

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • samba-upgrade-3_0_25

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