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Samba CVE-1999-1288: wsmbconf included with Samba, and has various security vulnerabilities

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Samba CVE-1999-1288: wsmbconf included with Samba, and has various security vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/19/1998
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/30/2018
Modified
05/04/2018

Description

Samba 1.9.18 inadvertently includes a prototype application, wsmbconf, which is installed with incorrect permissions including the setgid bit, which allows local users to read and write files and possibly gain privileges via bugs in the program.

Solution(s)

  • samba-upgrade-2_0_0

References

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